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Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings

dc.contributor.author Sahay, Abhilasha
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-27T17:05:02Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-27T17:05:02Z
dc.date.issued 2023-03-27
dc.description.abstract Gender 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.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423/IDU01ce4677209e7504e49089f90e038fd3b4332
dc.identifier.uri https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39596
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries World Bank Group Gender Thematic Policy Notes Series
dc.rights CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/
dc.subject WOMENS WORK
dc.subject GENDER EQUITY
dc.subject WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject MALE DOMINATED EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
dc.subject SKILLS GAP
dc.subject WOMENS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject EARNING EQUITY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY LENDING
dc.subject GENDER POLICY
dc.title Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings en
dc.type Policy Note
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crossref.title Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings
okr.date.disclosure 2023-03-23
okr.date.lastmodified 2023-03-22T00:00:00Z en
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423/IDU01ce4677209e7504e49089f90e038fd3b4332
okr.guid 099429503232391423
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 34027026
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 34027026
okr.identifier.report 180971
okr.import.id 258
okr.imported true en
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423/pdf/IDU01ce4677209e7504e49089f90e038fd3b4332.pdf en
okr.region.country World
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Public Expenditures
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: Business Ethics, Leadership and Values
okr.unit Gender Director (HGNDR)
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