The Effect of Globalization on Gender Equality within Welfare and Work Life
(2014) NEKN01 20141Department of Economics
- Abstract
- The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. Furthermore, gender equality is measured by relative changes in health, education and workforce participation.
In general the results indicate that globalization has a positive effect on female relative to male secondary and tertiary schooling as well as labor force participation; strengthening gender equality. Conversely, the relative labor force participation in the industry sector shows a negative trend with more inequality as a... (More) - The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. Furthermore, gender equality is measured by relative changes in health, education and workforce participation.
In general the results indicate that globalization has a positive effect on female relative to male secondary and tertiary schooling as well as labor force participation; strengthening gender equality. Conversely, the relative labor force participation in the industry sector shows a negative trend with more inequality as a result. (Less)
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- author
- Olsson, Emma LU
- supervisor
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- Andreas Bergh LU
- Therese Nilsson LU
- organization
- course
- NEKN01 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Globalization, Gender equality, Welfare, Work life
- language
- English
- id
- 4519731
- date added to LUP
- 2014-06-30 14:09:35
- date last changed
- 2014-06-30 14:09:35
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abstract = {{The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. Furthermore, gender equality is measured by relative changes in health, education and workforce participation.
In general the results indicate that globalization has a positive effect on female relative to male secondary and tertiary schooling as well as labor force participation; strengthening gender equality. Conversely, the relative labor force participation in the industry sector shows a negative trend with more inequality as a result.}},
author = {{Olsson, Emma}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Effect of Globalization on Gender Equality within Welfare and Work Life}},
year = {{2014}},
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