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Call for the repeal of laws that prevent women's contribution to the economy
2/26/15
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Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde said there was a conspiracy against women make the world's poorest, calling for the abolition of laws that prohibit women from working to increase the number of women in the labor market and drive growth in the countries that apply the laws Khzh.oketbt Lagarde in a blog that "countries and numerous restrictions many legal conspire against women and economic activity. " She added that "women in the world looking for growth will help in finding this growth, if provided with equal opportunities, rather than face a malicious plot."
And renewed Lagarde, the first woman to hold the International Monetary Fund, call the fund to work to strengthen the role of women in the global economy, saying that the contribution of women could open up prospects for growth and increase the potential for development.
Economists and analysts pointed out that the views of Lagarde is especially important amid slowing global economic growth in countries moving toward population aging rapidly, such as Japan, where he failed to extend the participation of women in the labor market and behind the average participation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
But the IMF has to be careful when criticizing the laws applicable in the 188 member countries of the Fund, including countries such as Mali and Yemen occupies late centers on gender equality index. And the keenness of the International Monetary Fund to formulate his criticism purely economic terms, saying that studies show that the number of women with equal number of men in the labor force could increase the economic growth rate of 5 percent in the United States and 9 percent in Japan and 34 percent in Egypt. The reach of the International Monetary Fund experts in the latest study of the Fund that although the progress made on the equality front between the sexes, the approximately 90 percent of countries still impose a legal constraint and at least one based on gender discrimination and that there are 28 countries where the 10 laws or more restrict women's contribution in economic activity.
These laws include restrictions on women's property rights allow for the husband to prevent his wife from work or from the exercise of certain professions.
The survey also found that the amendment of laws biased against women has been associated with increased participation in the workforce despite the recognition that the study amend laws may have been caused by a change in social attitudes towards women as well.
Analysts said the International Monetary Fund, "said the study, as it recommends the provision of equal opportunities are not intended to pass judgment on the cultural and religious norms that convergence widely accepted in their countries."
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