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Lebanon’s gender gap

Women overrepresented in education, but lacking in workforce

by Benjamin Redd

For at least a quarter of a century, development economists have been documenting the close relationship between gender equality and development: poorer regions tend to have less equality, while richer areas are more egalitarian. Measures of gender equality are thus considered major indicators of economic development by bodies like the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

In Lebanon’s case, the data reveals an uneven picture of equality. In education, women outpace men at all levels from primary through university. However, this doesn’t appear to translate to the labor force or political representation, where their numbers remain disproportionately low. According to the UNDP, three out of every four workers is male.

Click here or on the picture below to reveal our interactive guide to Lebanon’s gender statistics.

http://www.executive-magazine.com/gender-gap-lebanon-development/

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Benjamin Redd

Ben is a Beirut based investigative journalist. He served as Executive's resident data geek from 2013 to 2014, and as managing editor from 2014 to 2015.
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