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What Role Does Education Play in Improving Gender Equality?

In: Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Big Data Economy and Information Management (BDEIM 2022)

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  • Xiaoyu Wu

    (Qingdao Academy)

  • Chunlu Ji

    (University of California, Social Sciences)

  • Ruhan Xu

    (Beijing National Day School)

  • Yanting Liu

    (Basis International School Park Lane Harbour)

Abstract

This paper illustrates how important education’s role is in improving gender equality. This work analyzes the phenomenon of gender inequality in the workplace and investigates the gender income gap, female participation ratio, and educational years in urban and rural areas data after 1986. Besides, this research. Hypothesizes that an increase in educational years raises female wages and the female employment rate will shorten the income gap. The controlled variables are the birth rate of males and females. As a result, the employment rate and women’s wage growth followed by increasing education years, and the income gap between males and females will decrease at the same time.

Suggested Citation

  • Xiaoyu Wu & Chunlu Ji & Ruhan Xu & Yanting Liu, 2023. "What Role Does Education Play in Improving Gender Equality?," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, in: Seifedine Kadry & Yingchen Yan & Junjie Xia (ed.), Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Big Data Economy and Information Management (BDEIM 2022), pages 83-91, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6463-124-1_11
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-124-1_11
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