Women's economic empowerment in Africa: Is economic globalization friend or foe?

Q2 Social Sciences

International Social Science Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-25 DOI:10.1111/issj.12493

Bright Tetteh, Franklin Bedakiyiba Baajike, Samuel Tawiah Baidoo, Esther Nuamah

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Abstract

The proponents of globalization claim that economic globalization (EGLO) is a catalyst for women's economic empowerment (WEE), whereas the opponents of EGLO are of the view that it is detrimental to WEE, especially in developing countries, as it can exacerbate preexisting inequality. This study has examined the impact of EGLO on WEE from 2005 to 2020 for 45 African countries. The analysis disaggregated the EGLO variable into trade and financial globalizations to examine their individual impact on WEE. The system generalized method of moments is used as the estimation technique. The results show that overall EGLO, trade globalization and financial globalizations significantly promote WEE. Furthermore, the paper reveals that female labour force participation and human development expedite WEE. The results obtained from the analyses of the segregated data – official English and non‐English speaking countries – are consistent with the aggregated data. Given these findings, this paper sheds light on how WEE could be enhanced on the African continent. Promoting WEE has the potential to expedite the achievement of some of the sustainable development goals.

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赋予非洲妇女经济权力：经济全球化是敌是友？

全球化的支持者声称，经济全球化（EGLO）是妇女经济赋权（WEE）的催化剂，而经济全球化的反对者则认为，经济全球化不利于妇女经济赋权，尤其是在发展中国家，因为它可能加剧原有的不平等。本研究探讨了从 2005 年到 2020 年经济增长法对 45 个非洲国家的妇女经济赋权的影响。分析将 EGLO 变量分解为贸易全球化和金融全球化，以研究其对 WEE 的影响。采用系统广义矩法作为估算技术。结果表明，总体而言，EGLO、贸易全球化和金融全球化极大地促进了 WEE。此外，本文还揭示了女性劳动力参与和人类发展对妇女经济赋权的促进作用。对分类数据（官方英语国家和非英语国家）的分析结果与综合数据一致。鉴于这些发现，本文揭示了如何在非洲大陆加强妇女经济赋权。促进妇女经济赋权有可能加快一些可持续发展目标的实现。

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