What are the effects of gender inequality on an economy?

Worldwide, 97 per cent of countries report having programmes and policies in place to address gender inequality, but with the lack of real political will, this still hasn't levelled the playing field for women. read more

Gender inequality is costing the global economy trillions of dollars a year A UN report released today has found that progress made towards reducing poverty is at risk of being reversed because of widening inequality and a failure to strengthen women's rights. read more

Increasing the level of education is dependent upon eliminating gender inequality in education. Muslim countries need to use all of their resources in order to reach their economic development targets. Women participation in economy is a major economic resource which is not frequently used in Muslim countries. read more

Taking Muslim countries into account, one can reasonably claim that the rate of the effect of gender equality on economic growth is higher in developing countries. In this paper, the impact of gender inequality in education on economic growth for Turkey will be explored, using econometric techniques. read more

There are many forms of gender inequality. Females are unequally treated from birth. They are deprived of proper nutrition and education as compared to the males. read more