Gender Equality as the Road to Development: The Effectiveness of Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming as Growth and Development Policies. A Comparative Analysis.
(2020) EKHS21 20201Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Gender equality has been recognized as an important factor on the road to economic development. Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming are two gendered development discourses aiming to achieve economic development through reducing gender inequality. This study aims to assess to what extent these discourses have an impact on economic development. A difference-in-differences analysis is conducted on Ethiopia and Mozambique as they have, respectively, implemented Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming policies. Tanzania is used as the control country. Two indicators, GDP and HDI are used to measure economic development. I find that Gender Mainstreaming in Mozambique has had a positive influence on the country’s economic development. Smart... (More)
- Gender equality has been recognized as an important factor on the road to economic development. Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming are two gendered development discourses aiming to achieve economic development through reducing gender inequality. This study aims to assess to what extent these discourses have an impact on economic development. A difference-in-differences analysis is conducted on Ethiopia and Mozambique as they have, respectively, implemented Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming policies. Tanzania is used as the control country. Two indicators, GDP and HDI are used to measure economic development. I find that Gender Mainstreaming in Mozambique has had a positive influence on the country’s economic development. Smart Economics in Ethiopia, however, has not had an impact on economic development. Different reasons for these results, among which culture as well as the inclusion of unpaid labour in policies, are discussed. This study is of relevance for policy makers and development experts and additionally contributes to the debates regarding gender equality in development and the effectiveness of these gendered development discourses. (Less)
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- 2020
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abstract = {{Gender equality has been recognized as an important factor on the road to economic development. Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming are two gendered development discourses aiming to achieve economic development through reducing gender inequality. This study aims to assess to what extent these discourses have an impact on economic development. A difference-in-differences analysis is conducted on Ethiopia and Mozambique as they have, respectively, implemented Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming policies. Tanzania is used as the control country. Two indicators, GDP and HDI are used to measure economic development. I find that Gender Mainstreaming in Mozambique has had a positive influence on the country’s economic development. Smart Economics in Ethiopia, however, has not had an impact on economic development. Different reasons for these results, among which culture as well as the inclusion of unpaid labour in policies, are discussed. This study is of relevance for policy makers and development experts and additionally contributes to the debates regarding gender equality in development and the effectiveness of these gendered development discourses.}},
author = {{Aernout, Ruth}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Gender Equality as the Road to Development: The Effectiveness of Smart Economics and Gender Mainstreaming as Growth and Development Policies. A Comparative Analysis.}},
year = {{2020}},
}