This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress,...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: OVERVIEW -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gender Inequality around the World -- PART II: THE MACROECONOMIC GAINS FROM GENDER EQUITY -- 3 Gender Inequality and Macroeconomic Performance -- 4 Tackling Income Inequality -- 5 Empowering...

Women make up a little over half of the world's population, but their contribution to measured economic activity and growth is far below its potential. Despite significant progress in recent decades, labor markets across the world remain divided along gender lines, and progress toward gender...