Guinea : The Economic Benefits of a Gender Inclusive Society
This report examines the extent of gender gaps, their economic impact, and proposes policies to improve gender equality in Guinea. Although the government of Guinea has taken actions to boost gender equality, significant challenges persist. Child m...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/607191569339066369/Guinea-The-Economic-Benefits-of-a-Gender-Inclusive-Society http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32507 |
| Summary: | This report examines the extent of
gender gaps, their economic impact, and proposes policies to
improve gender equality in Guinea. Although the government
of Guinea has taken actions to boost gender equality,
significant challenges persist. Child marriage is widespread
among girls, reducing girls’ education and resulting in
among the highest rates of early childbearing worldwide.
Moreover, female genital mutilation is almost universal with
high societal costs on women’s health. Girls reaching
adulthood have lower education levels than men, lower
wages,and lower agricultural productivity. Reducing gender
inequality in Guinea could potentially accelerate per capita
GDP growth by up to 0.6 percentage points per year or 10.2
percent overall by 2035, according to the results of
estimations from a Computable General Equilibrium Model.
This is a rate of return to investment of 8.2 percent per
year. Policy recommendations to tackle the gender divide
focus on legislative changes and programs intended to boost
the productivity of adult women, reduce the prevalence of
child marriage, early child bearing, and female genital mutilation/excision. |
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