Guinea : The Economic Benefits of a Gender Inclusive Society

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: GENDER GAP;    GENDER INEQUALITY;    EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT;    CHILD MARRIAGE;    FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION;   

RP-ID  :  AUS0000791

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report examines the extent ofgender gaps, their economic impact, and proposes policies toimprove gender equality in Guinea. Although the governmentof Guinea has taken actions to boost gender equality,significant challenges persist. Child marriage is widespreadamong girls, reducing girls’ education and resulting inamong the highest rates of early childbearing worldwide.Moreover, female genital mutilation is almost universal withhigh societal costs on women’s health. Girls reachingadulthood have lower education levels than men, lowerwages,and lower agricultural productivity. Reducing genderinequality in Guinea could potentially accelerate per capitaGDP growth by up to 0.6 percentage points per year or 10.2percent overall by 2035, according to the results ofestimations from a Computable General Equilibrium Model.This is a rate of return to investment of 8.2 percent peryear. Policy recommendations to tackle the gender dividefocus on legislative changes and programs intended to boostthe productivity of adult women, reduce the prevalence ofchild marriage, early child bearing, and female genital mutilation/excision.