01846cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018776 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513529134 2221-030X BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Fruttero, Anna. Women in the Labor Force : The Role of Fiscal Policies / Anna Fruttero, Daniel Gurara, Lisa Kolovich, Vivian Malta. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (41 pages) Staff Discussion Notes <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Despite the increase in female labor force participation over the past three decades, women still do not have the same opportunities as men to participate in economic activities in most countries. The average female labor force participation rate across countries is still 20 percentage points lower than the male rate, and gender gaps in wages and access to education persist. As shown by earlier work, including by the IMF, greater gender equality boosts economic growth and leads to better development and social outcomes. Gender equality is also one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that 193 countries committed to achieve by 2030. Mode of access: Internet Gurara, Daniel. Kolovich, Lisa. Malta, Vivian. Staff Discussion Notes; Staff Discussion Notes ; No. 2020/003 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/006/2020/003/006.2020.issue-003-en.xml IMF e-Library