Trends in global gender inequality

Shawn F. Dorius; Glenn Firebaugh

doi:10.1353/sof.2010.0040

Trends in global gender inequality

Shawn F. Dorius
, Glenn Firebaugh

Sociology and Criminology

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This study investigates trends in gender inequality throughout the world. Using data encompassing a large majority of the world's population, we examine trends in recent decades for key indicators of gender inequality in education, mortality, politicalrepresentation and economic activity. We find that gender inequality is declining in virtually all major domains, that the decline is occurring across diverse religious and cultural traditions, and that population growth is slowing the decline because populations are growing faster in countries where there is the greatest gender inequality.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1941-1968
Number of pages	28
Journal	Social Forces
Volume	88
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2010.0040
State	Published - Jul 2010

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Sociology and Political Science

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