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Home > Resources > Economic Impacts of Gender Inequality in Niger

Economic Impacts of Gender Inequality in Niger

Posted on March 6, 2020

Reducing gender inequality could increase GDP per capita by more than a fourth in Niger by 2030. These significant economic gains would be generated by enabling women to have the same earnings as men and reducing fertility and thereby population growth. This study examines how investing in girls’ education and reducing child marriage are critical to achieve these objectives, as are investments to raise women’s participation in the labor force and their productivity at work.

Reducing gender inequality could increase GDP per capita by more than a fourth in Niger by 2030. These significant economic gains would be generated by enabling women to have the same earnings as men and reducing fertility and thereby population growth. This study examines how investing in girls’ education and reducing child marriage are critical to achieve these objectives, as are investments to raise women’s...Read More

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