Does Economic Growth Close Gender Gaps?

Key Results 

• Analysis of a range of labor market indicators shows that gender gaps do not necessarily close as countries develop. Furthermore, countries with similar income levels have quite varied gender gaps, suggesting that income alone does not determine these outcomes.
• As incomes grow, women tend to leave agriculture, often exiting paid work altogether or moving  into service sector jobs, while men move into new non-agricultural jobs.

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