Study Notes
Development Barriers - Gender Inequalities
- Level:
- A-Level, IB
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- AQA, Edexcel, OCR, IB, Eduqas, WJEC
Last updated 1 Jan 2023
The unequal opportunities available to hundreds of millions of women around the world represent one of the biggest barriers to growth and development.
This study note draws heavily on a range of data on aspects of gender inequality made available by Our World In Data.
Aspects of gender inequality
- No society can achieve its potential without the full and equal participation of women and men
- 62 million girls are not in school. Pregnancy/poverty/early marriage are the main reasons for girls dropping out of school
- Over 100 countries have at least one law that acts as a barrier to female participation in the labour market.
- Across the globe women occupy, on average, 23% of parliamentary seats in 2016, up from 12% in 1997
Why do girls drop out of school?
— World Bank Poverty (@WBG_Poverty) December 29, 2018
📝 Poor learning outcomes & cost
🤦♀️ Failure at examinations
🏫 Lack of nearby secondary schools
💍 Forced withdrawal of married adolescents
📚 Never enrolling in school or enrolling too late
🧓 Influence of relativeshttps://t.co/doZSOQm4tP
What can be done to economically empower women in #Africa? https://t.co/MLiqWdCVqt #economics pic.twitter.com/b3DPdz84AJ
— World Economic Forum (@wef) May 28, 2018
Historical Gender Equality Index
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling
Fertility and female labour market participation
Gender inequality doesn't just impose large economic costs on women and girls. It has cost the world an estimated $160.2 trillion, according to a new report: https://t.co/BPtBNZ7U6M #Get2Equal pic.twitter.com/oRbizD4ImP
— World Bank Poverty (@WBG_Poverty) July 22, 2018
Whether it's a title for a 🏠 or 🌾🐮, in many countries, sizable gender gaps still exist when it comes to land rights https://t.co/1GzV4Oa3J9 #SDGAtlas #SDG1 pic.twitter.com/k4RPsO8III
— World Bank Poverty (@WBG_Poverty) July 21, 2018
Secure property rights help eradicate poverty and securing women’s land rights reduces gender inequality: https://t.co/GQZ6MQJchG pic.twitter.com/AM47HJuC5C
— World Bank (@WorldBank) March 3, 2018
Short video resources on aspects of gender inequality as a barrier to development
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