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Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings (English)

Gender gaps in earnings persist across all regions. For every dollar men make, women make 77 cents. Closing this gap can lead to sizeable gains for economies - an estimated 160 trillion dollars in global gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. A multitude of factors contributes to this gap and this note sheds light on some of the key drivers. Effective evidence-backed policy options to close the earnings gap include providing information on work...
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Sahay,Abhilasha.

Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings (English). World Bank Group Gender Thematic Policy Notes Series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099429503232391423

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