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The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries

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  • Seema Jayachandran

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Is the high degree of gender inequality in developing countries in education, personal autonomy, and more explained by underdevelopment itself? Or do the societies that are poor today hold certain cultural views that lead to gender inequality? This article discusses several mechanisms through which, as countries grow, gender gaps narrow.

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  • Seema Jayachandran, 2014. "The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries," Working Papers id:6028, eSocialSciences.
  • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:6028
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    Keywords

    gender inequality; developing countries; education; personal autonomy; societies; underdevelopment; countries; grow; cultural; Gender discrimination; economic development; cultural norms; son preference; India; China; Middle East; North Africa; GDP; school enrolment; economies;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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