The world has witnessed an enormous economic transformation over the past three decades, fostered by increasing global flows of goods and services, technology and information. In particular, public policy needs to address gender gaps in endowments, agency, and access to economic opportunities. While the forces unleashed by globalisation have lifted some of the barriers to greater gender equality, public action is needed to lift these further. Women, for whom existing constraints are most binding, are often left behind. It argues that not everyone is benefiting from globalisation. What impact has globalisation had on gender equality? This study examines the impacts of economic integration, technical change and access to information on gender inequality.
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