Help or Hindrance? Religion's Impact on Gender Inequality in Attitudes and Outcomes

Stephanie Seguino

World Development, 2011, vol. 39, issue 8, 1308-1321

Abstract: Summary This paper investigates the effect of religiosity on attitudes toward gender equality using World Values Survey data. Results indicate that religiosity is strongly correlated with gender inequitable attitudes across countries. Further, OLS, TSLS, and 3SLS regression estimates reveal that gender inequitable attitudes are associated with negative effects on seven measures of gender equality of well-being and public policy. No single religion stands out as more gender inequitable than others. The impact of religiosity is likely transmitted via "stealth" effects on everyday behavior in economic transactions in labor markets, household resource allocation, and government spending.

Keywords: religion; religiosity; gender; inequality; well-being; economic; growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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