The Impact of Foreign Aid on Gender Inequality in Developin g Countries: Does It Really Work?

• 영문명: The Impact of Foreign Aid on Gender Inequality in Developin g Countries: Does It Really Work?
• 발행기관: People & Global Business Association
• 저자명: Vimala Asty F.T. Jaya Jaehyun Jung Jinhwan Oh
• 간행물 정보: 『Global Business and Finance Review』Vol.29 No.4, 169~178쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경영학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.05.30

영문 초록

Purpose: This study examines how foreign aid affects gender inequality in developing countries, both at macro (overall) and micro (sectoral) levels. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses comprehensive panel data between 2010 and 2019. Findings: The major findings are: (1) foreign aid, particularly aid targeting women empowerment and gender equal-ity, has significantly contributed to the improvement of gender equality at the macro level except for the least developed countries, (2) at the micro level, gender-targeted aid has significantly improved the share of women in parliament and female secondary education, and (3) the availability of gender mainstreaming policies and national mechanisms for gender equality have not significantly contributed in improving gender equality. Research limitations/implications: These findings suggest that, while donor countries should keep expanding gen-der-targeted foreign aid in developing countries, it would be crucial to improve the performance of national mecha-nisms for gender equality as well as gender mainstreaming policies in developing countries. Originality/value: Studies have examined how foreign aid impacted gender inequality, but none of them has used gender-specific aid for an empirical approach, which is a main contribution of this study.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Studies on Aid, Development and Gender Inequality

III. Model, Methodology, and Data

IV. Result and Discussion

V. Conclusion

References

키워드

Foreign aid Gender inequality Women empowerment Gender mainstreaming