Staff Discussion Notes

Women in the Labor Force: The Role of Fiscal Policies

By Anna Fruttero, Daniel Gurara, Lisa L Kolovich, Vivian Malta, Marina Mendes Tavares, Nino Tchelishvili, Stefania Fabrizio

February 16, 2020

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Anna Fruttero, Daniel Gurara, Lisa L Kolovich, Vivian Malta, Marina Mendes Tavares, Nino Tchelishvili, and Stefania Fabrizio. Women in the Labor Force: The Role of Fiscal Policies, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2020) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

Despite the increase in female labor force participation over the past three decades, women still do not have the same opportunities as men to participate in economic activities in most countries. The average female labor force participation rate across countries is still 20 percentage points lower than the male rate, and gender gaps in wages and access to education persist. As shown by earlier work, including by the IMF, greater gender equality boosts economic growth and leads to better development and social outcomes. Gender equality is also one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that 193 countries committed to achieve by 2030.

Subject: Education, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender inequality, Labor, Labor force participation, Women

Keywords: Child care, Female labor force participation, Fiscal policy intervention, Gender diversity, Gender inequality, Gender wage gap, Gender-responsive fiscal policy, Global, Household income, Income, Inequality, Labor force participation, Labor force participation, Labor productivity, Maternity leave, Overlapping generations general equilibrium model, Pay, Poverty, SDN, Women

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    41

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Series:

    Staff Discussion Notes No. 2020/003

  • Stock No:

    SDNEA2020003

  • ISBN:

    9781513529134

  • ISSN:

    2617-6750

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