Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies

The author focuses on the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in improving gender equality, so as to enhance long-term economic growth. Employing OLS and IV panel regressions with country fixed-effects, he shows tha...

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Main Author:	Chen, Derek H. C.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACTIONS ACTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AGED CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALES FERTILITY DECLINE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER ROLES GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LITERACY MALE STUDENTS MEDIA NEGATIVE EFFECTS NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME GROWTH POSITIVE IMPACT PRIVATE EDUCATION PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO REFUGEES RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE INDUSTRIES SIBLINGS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRADITIONAL GENDER UNEMPLOYMENT UPBRINGING URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WORKERS YOUTH GENDER EQUALITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REGRESSION ANALYSIS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GIRL'S EDUCATION WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET NEXUS
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spelling	okr-10986-143062021-04-23T14:03:20Z Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies Chen, Derek H. C. ACTIONS ACTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AGED CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALES FERTILITY DECLINE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER ROLES GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LITERACY MALE STUDENTS MEDIA NEGATIVE EFFECTS NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME GROWTH POSITIVE IMPACT PRIVATE EDUCATION PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO REFUGEES RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE INDUSTRIES SIBLINGS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRADITIONAL GENDER UNEMPLOYMENT UPBRINGING URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WORKERS YOUTH GENDER EQUALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REGRESSION ANALYSIS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GIRL'S EDUCATION WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET NEXUS The author focuses on the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in improving gender equality, so as to enhance long-term economic growth. Employing OLS and IV panel regressions with country fixed-effects, he shows that increases in the level of ICT infrastructure tend to improve gender equality in education and employment. In addition, the author shows that education among the general population is important for improving gender equality. The results provide evidence indicating that gender equality in education is an important contributor to gender equality in employment. Lastly, the results show that economic development tends to lead to some improvements in gender equality in the labor market. Hence, the use of ICTs to improve gender equality in education and employment may initiate a continuous cycle of positive reinforcing feedback effects between gender equality in employment and economic development, leading to further improvements in both. 2013-07-01T16:59:56Z 2013-07-01T16:59:56Z 2004-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3583986/gender-equality-economic-development-role-information-communication-technologies-gender-equality-economic-development-role-information-communication-technologies Policy Research Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14306 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3285 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ACTIONS ACTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AGED CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALES FERTILITY DECLINE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER ROLES GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LITERACY MALE STUDENTS MEDIA NEGATIVE EFFECTS NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME GROWTH POSITIVE IMPACT PRIVATE EDUCATION PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO REFUGEES RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE INDUSTRIES SIBLINGS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRADITIONAL GENDER UNEMPLOYMENT UPBRINGING URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WORKERS YOUTH GENDER EQUALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REGRESSION ANALYSIS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GIRL'S EDUCATION WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET NEXUS
spellingShingle	ACTIONS ACTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AGED CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALES FERTILITY DECLINE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER ROLES GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LITERACY MALE STUDENTS MEDIA NEGATIVE EFFECTS NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME GROWTH POSITIVE IMPACT PRIVATE EDUCATION PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO REFUGEES RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE INDUSTRIES SIBLINGS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRADITIONAL GENDER UNEMPLOYMENT UPBRINGING URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WORKERS YOUTH GENDER EQUALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY REGRESSION ANALYSIS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GIRL'S EDUCATION WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET NEXUS Chen, Derek H. C. Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No.3285
description	The author focuses on the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in improving gender equality, so as to enhance long-term economic growth. Employing OLS and IV panel regressions with country fixed-effects, he shows that increases in the level of ICT infrastructure tend to improve gender equality in education and employment. In addition, the author shows that education among the general population is important for improving gender equality. The results provide evidence indicating that gender equality in education is an important contributor to gender equality in employment. Lastly, the results show that economic development tends to lead to some improvements in gender equality in the labor market. Hence, the use of ICTs to improve gender equality in education and employment may initiate a continuous cycle of positive reinforcing feedback effects between gender equality in employment and economic development, leading to further improvements in both.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Chen, Derek H. C.
author_facet	Chen, Derek H. C.
author_sort	Chen, Derek H. C.
title	Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
title_short	Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
title_full	Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
title_fullStr	Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
title_full_unstemmed	Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
title_sort	gender equality and economic development: the role for information and communication technologies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3583986/gender-equality-economic-development-role-information-communication-technologies-gender-equality-economic-development-role-information-communication-technologies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14306
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