Abstract

• This study analyzes the relationship between gender inequalities and economic growth of selected countries including the ones with both high and medium human development. Employing longitudinal data on gender inequality index, gross domestic product per capita of 43 countries during the period of 2005 and 2015, and this study examines whether economic growth has an effect on gender inequalities. In order to satisfy this objective, descriptive analysis is firstly employed to portray the trend of gender inequalities and economic growth of countries. Gross domestic product per capita is also employed to measure economic growth of countries. In addition, regression analysis is used for deeper exploring of how economic growth influences gender inequalities. Gender inequality index is used as dependent variable, and natural logarithm of gross domestic product per capita is used as independent variable in this study. According to the findings of this study, it can be said that countries with high economic growth have low gender inequality index on average. Based on the regression result, it is found that the coefficient of natural logarithm of gross domestic product per capita is at one percent level of significance. The economic growth is higher, the gender equality is better. Having employed regression analysis, there is no doubt that this study gives the considerable information to policy makers regarding the gender equality.