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What Is the Role of Information Technology in Helping Enhance Gender Equality in Developing Countries and Improving Long-Term Economic Growth?
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Abstract
Information technology is a significant part of modern life and has changed society in many aspects. This study aims to investigate the relationship between developing informational technology and the economic growth within developing countries with female status by using data from various sources including the National Bureau of Statistics of PRC, World Bank, and research statistics from companies and papers. In the work, individual data is analyzed and connections between them are discovered and concluded. The data in the work show strong correlations between developing information technology and decreasing gender inequality with economic growth. The data from the EU report further confirms that point. Therefore, it is safe to conclude that information technology helps enhance gender equality and improve long-term economic growth in developing countries.
Keywords
information technology, gender equality, economic growth, developing countries
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Management Research and Economic Development
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-915371-79-9
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-915371-80-5
- Published Date
- 13 September 2023
- Series
- Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
- ISSN (Print)
- 2754-1169
- ISSN (Online)
- 2754-1177
- DOI
- 10.54254/2754-1169/18/20230057
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- 13 September 2023
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