The impact of education and digitalization on female labour force participation in BRICS: an advanced panel data analysis

Shuangshuang, Yu; Zhu, Wenzhong; Mughal, Nafeesa; Aparcana, Sergio Ivan Vargas; Muda, Iskandar

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“…However, unlike traditional elements such as income, education, and property rights that impact women's well-being, technological elements, specifically the Internet, have introduced a new dimension in influencing women's welfare. For example, the Internet has been associated with women's labor market outcomes, fertility, gender beliefs, and mental health in the burgeoning digital age (Billari et al, 2019;Golin, 2022;Shuangshuang et al, 2023). The comprehensive influence of the Internet on women's overall well-being remains an area for future exploration.…”

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The power of Internet: from the perspective of women’s bargaining power

Li,

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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In the exploration of factors influencing women’s empowerment, prior research has offered limited insights into the impact of technology, specifically the Internet. This study pioneers the incorporation of the Internet into the framework of women’s empowerment, investigating its causal effect on women’s bargaining power within households. Bargaining power is defined here as women’s capacity to shape crucial decisions pertaining to significant family matters such as investments and property acquisitions. Utilizing data from the Third National Survey on Chinese Women’s Social Status and the 2014 China Family Panel Studies, this paper reveals that Internet usage significantly enhances women’s bargaining power. Notably, this positive effect persists even after addressing endogeneity concerns through instrumental variable methodology. The study further uncovers that the empowering influence of Internet use is particularly pronounced in rural areas. Gender beliefs, employment status, and income level emerge as pivotal mediating factors through which Internet usage influences women’s bargaining power. The findings highlight the crucial role of digital technology in women’s empowerment, underscoring the importance of policies aimed at expanding women’s Internet access to enhance their bargaining power within households.

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The power of Internet: from the perspective of women’s bargaining power

Li,

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa

Emeka,

Asongu,

Ngoungou

2024

Sustainable Development

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This study examines the effects of gender economic inclusion on economic complexity in Africa, as well as the moderating role of governance institutions on the relationship between gender inclusion and economic complexity. The analysis was based on the pooled OLS and the system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation techniques, with data from 34 African economies between 2010 and 2021. The analysis uncovered several important findings. First, from the most robust model (i.e., GMM), positive synergies are apparent because gender economic inclusion promotes economic complexity, and governance dynamics further enhance the positive effect of gender economic inclusion on economic complexity. Second, regardless of the adopted technique, a predominantly positive and statistically significant relationship was identified between gender economic inclusion and economic complexity. Third, it was observed that while governance institutions exhibit a negative relationship with economic complexity, they play a positive role in moderating the relationship between gender inclusion and economic complexity. Fourth, factors such as foreign direct investment inflow, trade openness, and international tourism were identified as potent drivers of economic complexity in Africa, while the impact of human capital appears to be relatively subdued. Consequently, the study emphasizes the need for institutional reforms to improve governance transparency, accountability, and efficiency, alongside advocating for gender‐inclusive policies and increased investment in education.

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Role of labor market dynamics in influencing global female labor force participation

Saha,

Singh

2024

JES

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PurposeThe global non-attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 indicates the issue of rising gender inequality. Educated women shying away from the labor force is worsening it. The labor market dynamics might shape the female labor force participation (FLFP). The present study recommends a policy framework by analyzing this dynamism across 125 countries over 1990–2020.Design/methodology/approachThe Two-step System Generalized Method of Moments is used to address endogeneity bias. Dynamism in policy environment is captured by relaxing the Ceteris Paribus condition in the empirical model.FindingsResults show that the moderation of labor market factors has increased with the attainment of Secondary and Tertiary Education. Results also highlight that these factors promote FLFP through prospective opportunities but also hinder female participation through employer’s discrimination despite educational attainment.Originality/valueStudies have examined the role of education on FLFP. However, prior research has not investigated the role of labor market factors in influencing the impact of education on FLFP. The consideration of these factors will help in addressing the global policy lacuna by recommending a policy framework for enhancing FLFP through internalization of the externalities exerted by the labor market factors, and thereby, help the countries attaining the SDG 5 objectives.

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The impact of education and digitalization on female labour force participation in BRICS: an advanced panel data analysis

Cited by 4 publications

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The power of Internet: from the perspective of women’s bargaining power

The power of Internet: from the perspective of women’s bargaining power

Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa

Role of labor market dynamics in influencing global female labor force participation

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