ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A GENDER-RESPONSIVE WAY: AN INVESTIGATION FOR COUNTRY GROUPS BASED ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Authors : Fatma Yeşilkaya

Pages : 63-82

Doi:10.21121/eab.20260106

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Publication Date : 2026-01-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The impact of gender norms on the national economy is an area that has been overlooked in extant literature. Since there has been a paucity of evaluation of gender and gender equality from an economic growth perspective, compared to the extensive literature on gender and gender equality, this study investigates gender-responsive economic growth within the framework of the classification created within the scope of the human development index. The study analyses the relationship between human development and gender-related indices at four different levels of development. The relationship is analyzed using a panel data analysis method with data from 1995-2021. The study finds that the variables that increase economic growth in the four country groups are the gender-related development index and labor force participation rate. In contrast, the gender inequality index decreases economic growth in almost every country. The present study\\\'s findings indicate a relationship between gender-related index (i.e., independent variables) and economic growth. It is suggested that advances in gender equality are a prerequisite for attaining systematic economic growth.
Keywords : cinsiyete dayalı kalkınma endeksi, cinsiyet eşitsizliği endeksi, ekonomik büyüme, panel veri analizi

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