Heimler 7.4 Women and Economic Development

It decreases women's access to education.

It reinforces traditional gender roles.

It has no impact on gender roles.

It leads to higher fertility rates.

Gender equity

Gender neutrality

Gender bias

Gender equality

Women have less access to higher education than men.

Women are discouraged from pursuing higher education.

Women's education levels have no impact on economic development.

Women are only educated in gender-specific fields.

Higher fertility rates

Earlier marriages

Increased domestic responsibilities

No change in demographic patterns

Gender roles are more flexible and equal.

Men and women have equal access to employment opportunities.

Women dominate the workforce.

There is no distinction between men's and women's work.

The difference in wages between different industries.

The gap in wages between developed and developing countries.

The gap in wages between different age groups.

The difference in wages based on education level.

United States

Germany

Japan

Australia

To provide large-scale funding for women's education.

To fund government programs for gender equality.

To increase men's participation in the workforce.

To reduce the wage gap between men and women.

More developed countries have less gender parity.

Less developed countries have more gender parity.

Gender parity is the same in both more and less developed countries.

Gender parity is unrelated to a country's level of development.

Finance

Construction

Engineering

Technology