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Could Digital Inclusion Close the Gender Economic Gap in the MENA Region?

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dc.contributor.authorMohieldin, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorRamadan, Racha
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T15:10:15Z
dc.date.available2024-01-22T15:10:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-22
dc.description.abstractClosing the gender digital divide by ensuring equal access to and benefit of the internet may reduce economic inequalities and close the gender gap in employment by providing new economic opportunities and facilitating access to market information. This paper estimates the impact of digital inclusion, measured by the Inclusive Internet Index on the female-to-male labor force participation ratio, while controlling for other economic and social factors. Using data from the World Development Indicators, the Economist Intelligence Unit database, and the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law database for 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region for four years (2018 to 2021), a pooled cross section dataset is constructed. The model is estimated using generalized least squares to control for heteroskedasticity. The results show that an inclusive internet environment would reduce the gender gap in the labor force. Other key drivers include the structure of the economic growth, norms, and gender roles in the society. These results are relevant for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals agenda, mainly goals 5 and 10.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099411101102421402/IDU112bb2bf813c6214f5e19bf71e40bc4e8b3e1
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10663
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40926
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10663
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGENDER AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectINTERNET ACCESS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY AND GENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectEQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY
dc.titleCould Digital Inclusion Close the Gender Economic Gap in the MENA Region?en
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleCould Digital Inclusion Close the Gender Economic Gap in the MENA Region?
okr.date.disclosure2024-01-10
okr.date.lastmodified2024-01-10T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099411101102421402/IDU112bb2bf813c6214f5e19bf71e40bc4e8b3e1
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10663
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10663
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okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Digital Divide
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (MNACE)
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