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The paper empirically explores the international linkages between gender inequality and trade flows of a sample of 92 developed and developing countries. The focus is on comparative advantage in labor-intensive manufactured goods. The results indicate that gender wage inequality is positively...

The paper empirically explores the international linkages between gender inequality and trade flows of a sample of 92 developed and developing countries. The focus is on comparative advantage in labour-intensive manufactured goods. The results indicate that gender wage inequality is positively...

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...