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Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings

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dc.contributor.authorSahay, Abhilasha
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T17:05:02Z
dc.date.available2023-03-27T17:05:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-27
dc.description.abstractGender gaps in earnings persist across all regions. For every dollar men make, women make 77 cents. Closing this gap can lead to sizeable gains for economies - an estimated 160 trillion dollars in global gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. A multitude of factors contributes to this gap and this note sheds light on some of the key drivers. Effective evidence-backed policy options to close the earnings gap include providing information on work opportunities and returns to employment, training in socio-emotional skills, imparting sector-specific technical skills to address occupational segregation and adopting pay-transparency laws. The World Bank Group actively supports countries to boost women’s access to better, high-quality jobs through development policy lending, advisory and analytical work, and supporting reforms to address constraining contextual factors. This note examines an array of policy options that are effective or show promise in closing gender gaps in earnings and offers some key takeaways.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423/IDU01ce4677209e7504e49089f90e038fd3b4332
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/39596
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39596
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Group Gender Thematic Policy Notes Series
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectWOMENS WORK
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectWORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectMALE DOMINATED EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
dc.subjectSKILLS GAP
dc.subjectWOMENS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARNING EQUITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY LENDING
dc.subjectGENDER POLICY
dc.titleClosing Gender Gaps in Earningsen
dc.typePolicy Note
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okr.crossref.titleClosing Gender Gaps in Earnings
okr.date.disclosure2023-03-23
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-23T02:22:56.361307Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-03-22T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::World Bank Gender Thematic Policy Notes Series
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423/IDU01ce4677209e7504e49089f90e038fd3b4332
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423/pdf/IDU01ce4677209e7504e49089f90e038fd3b4332.pdfen
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Public Expenditures
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Ethics, Leadership and Values
okr.unitGender Director (HGNDR)
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