Economics

Study Notes

Development Barriers - Gender Inequalities

Level:: A-Level, IB

Board:: 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.

The economic impact of gender equality

The facts about gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals

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?
📝 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
— World Bank Poverty (@WBG_Poverty) December 29, 2018

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