Annual Review of Economics· 2015Q1· Review
The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
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Gender inequality in developing countries is driven by both underdevelopment and deeply entrenched cultural norms favoring males, such as patrilocality and concerns about female purity, which explain skewed sex ratios and low female employment.
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