Abstract
This study aims to explore the gender gap in Algeria which consists of four dimensions: economic, educational, political, and health care through a comparative study, using a descriptive-analytical methodology. The data in this paper are extracted from global gender gap reports during the period between 2006 and 2018, in which 13 years of (GGG) reports show that Algeria is more successful in bridging the gender gap in education and health, whereas the political and economic gaps between women and men are far from being bridged. Women’s economic participation and opportunity is a matter that Algeria had failed to address competently, rendering women’s participation in Algerian economy and job market weak. This paper provides descriptive analysis to the gender gap development in the area of economic participation and opportunity, and gives some insights on the gender gap Sub-indexes for economical participation. Such a Gap can be attributed to a number of social and economic factors which are addressed in this paper, followed by some suggested recommendations on how to enhance the role of women in Algeria’s economy. Keywords : gender gap, gender economic participation and opportunity gap, Algeria. JEL Classifications: J16, J71, O15 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.10129
Highlights
Closing the gender gap between men and woman is one of the largest challenges facing countries worldwide
The Economic Gender Gap is one of the recent topics that became an interesting debate for researchers, especially after the emergence of gender gap index in 2006 by the World Economic Forum
This study found that the major Arab accomplishment is in bridging the gender gap in health and education, countered by the breadth of the political and economic participation gaps
Summary
Closing the gender gap between men and woman is one of the largest challenges facing countries worldwide. Women are a fundamental component in building societies with competitive markets, which stresses the necessity of women empowerment In this respect, it is worth mentioning that Algeria has dealt with a number of challenges and obstacles that face the empowerment of women, counteracting with legislative, political and constitutional reforms as a step to reaffirm women’s economical participation. Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. (United Nation, 2012)
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