Promoting gender equality during uncertainty: which policies and institutional qualities matter?

Ibrahim Shittu, Abdul Rais Abdul Latiff and Siti 'Aisyah Baharudin

International Journal of Social Economics, 2024, vol. 52, issue 5, 679-697

Abstract: Purpose - The study investigates the effect of uncertainty on gender equality and examines the policies and institutional qualities that matter for mitigating the effect. Design/methodology/approach - The research employs a Generalized Method of Moment model and data from 45 developing countries covering the period between 2005 and 2021. The estimation covers a wide range of specifications. Findings - The study finds that uncertainty undermines gender equality. However, economic management policies, public sector management and institutions and policies for social inclusion and equity directly promote gender equality, and indirectly moderate the effect of uncertainty on gender equality. The result also establishes the existence of a Gender Kuznets Hypothesis. Originality/value - The study offers pioneering evidence on the nexus between uncertainty, gender equality, public policies and institutional qualities. It explores the direct and indirect relationship between these variables using 18 different measures. The study offers interesting insights and implications for the gender economics literature. Peer review - The peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-11-2023-0892

Keywords: Uncertainty; Gender equality; Public policy; Institutional quality; Developing countries; Panel data; System GMM; GKH; Economic management; Social inclusion; Structural policy; Public sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2023-0892

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