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Gender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development

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dc.contributor.authorChiplunkar, Gaurav
dc.contributor.authorKleineberg, Tatjana
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T21:20:21Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T21:20:21Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-10
dc.description.abstractThe representation and significance of women in the labor force have grown significantly over the past five decades around the globe. Using nationally representative data from more than 90 countries, this paper documents distinct gender patterns in employment transitions across both sectors and occupations during this period. Using a model of occupational and sectoral choice and focusing on six major economies, the paper finds that declining gender barriers — defined as gender-specific distortions in employment and wages — were a key driver of the observed rise in female labor force participation, expansion of the service sector, and increases in real GDP per capita from 1970 to 2018, but with substantial variation across countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099314303102520887
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11083
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-11083
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42929
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11083
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectMISALLOCATION
dc.titleGender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Developmenten
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099314303102520887
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11083
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okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economics and Gender
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitDECRG: Macroeconomics & Growth (DECMG)
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