Growing Economies Through Gender Parity
from Women and Foreign Policy Program
from Women and Foreign Policy Program

Growing Economies Through Gender Parity

Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a staggering $28 trillion to the global GDP.

Interactive by Jamille Bigio, Rachel B. Vogelstein, and Alexandra Bro

October 15, 2018 1:36 pm (EST)

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Both advanced and developing countries stand to gain if women participate in the labor force at the same rate as men, work the same number of hours as men, and are employed at the same levels as men across sectors. Even without full parity, countries can grow the global gross domestic product (GDP) by $12 trillion by matching the rate of progress toward parity of their region's fastest-improving country. See the methodology for more on the factors that influence how much a country gains.

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