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A Study on the Influence of Gender Gap on Economic Structural Improvement and Economic Growth

성별 격차가 경제구조 고도화 및 경제성장에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Sangyoon (Department of Urban Policy and Administration, Incheon National University) ;
  • Seo, Jonggook (Department of Urban Policy and Administration, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2017.10.23
  • Accepted : 2017.12.11
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Based on "The Global Gender Gap Report" by World Economic Forum, this study identified factors of gender gap and analyzed a relationship between income growth and economic structural improvement with 145 countries. Consequently, sex ratio has a positive relationship with GNI growth rate and ICT development index. Female illiteracy has a negative relationship with only GNI growth rate, and female seat of parliament has a positive relationship with only with only GNI growth rate. Female labor participation rate has a positive relationship with inly ICT development index. These results confirmed the importance of future female labor force. With these results, many countries will need to reconsider discrimination against women and establish strategy based on an institution and a policy to prepare the 4th industrial revolution.

본 연구는 세계경제포럼에서 매년 발간하는 "The Global Gender Gap Report"의 전 세계 145개 국가를 대상으로 젠더 갭의 요인을 살펴보고 소득성장과 경제구조 고도화와의 관계를 회귀분석을 통해 실증적으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과 젠더 갭의 요인 중 성비는 소득성장의 지표인 GNI 성장률과 경제구조 고도화의 지표인 ICT 개발지수에 정(+)의 관계를 보였고, 여성문맹률은 소득성장에만 유의미한 부(-)의 관계를 보였다. 여성국회의원비율은 소득성장에만 유의미한 정(+)의 관계를 보였고, 여성노동참여율은 경제구조 고도화에만 유의미한 정(+)의 관계를 보였다. 이 분석 결과를 통해 여러 국가들은 다가올 4차 산업혁명 시대에 여성노동에 대해 고민하며 대응하기 위한 제도 및 정책을 바탕으로 한 전략수립의 과제를 수립할 필요가 있다.

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