The Historical Gender Gap Index: A Longitudinal and Spatial Assessment of Sweden, 1870-1990
(2023) In Journal of Economic History 83(4). p.943-980- Abstract
- This paper investigates the evolution of gender equality in Sweden during a phase characterized by industrialization, urbanization, and demographic transition. To this end, we build a database with quantitative indicators to construct a spatial Historical Gender Gap Index. We find that after a period of stagnation, Sweden made significant progress in closing the gender gap from the 1940s onward to reach the high level of gender equality that it is now famous for. The empirical exploration of the relationship between gender equality and economic development reveals that regions displaying higher gender equality performed economically better than less gender-equal regions.
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- author
- Perrin, Faustine LU ; Karlsson, Tobias LU and Kok, Joris LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-10-30
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- gender equality, gender gap, labour market, health, political representation, women, Sweden, ninteenth century, twentieth century
- in
- Journal of Economic History
- volume
- 83
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 943 - 980
- publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85176109094
- ISSN
- 0022-0507
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0022050723000359
- project
- Female Empowerment and Economic Growth: The Case of Sweden 1749-2016
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 8dffd3b7-3b55-4fef-8c79-a0543fd8eef2
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- 2023-11-07 11:01:01
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