Changing Roles
What happens to girls’ education as countries develop?
Girls stay in school longer and more attend higher education.
What is unpaid domestic labor?
Work such as childcare and household tasks that is not paid.
What does gender parity mean?
Equality between men and women.
What is a microloan?
A small loan given to low-income individuals to start or grow a business.
Describe one way women’s lives change with economic development.
Women gain more education and job opportunities.
What happens to marriage age as women gain more education?
Women tend to marry later.
Why do many women work in the informal sector?
It offers flexibility to balance family responsibilities, even though it is lower paid.
What is meant by “women’s work”?
Jobs socially associated with women that are often lower paying.
Why were microloans created?
To help poor women gain access to credit and start businesses.
Explain how education impacts women’s opportunities.
Education leads to better jobs and greater independence.
What happens to fertility rates as women’s education increases?
Fertility rates decrease and women have fewer children.
Explain why increased workforce participation does NOT guarantee gender equality.
Women still face unpaid labor, lower wages, and job segregation, which maintains inequality.
Give one example of a job considered “women’s work.”
Examples include clerical work, caregiving, or factory work.
Who started the Grameen Bank?
Muhammad Yunus.
Explain how unpaid labor limits women’s economic advancement.
It reduces time available for paid work, lowering income and opportunities.
How does women’s role in public life change with development?
Women participate more in the workforce, education, and politics.
What is the gender pay gap?
The difference in earnings where women earn less than men for similar work.
Explain how gender roles affect wages.
Jobs labeled as “women’s work” tend to be paid less, leading to lower wages.
Give one way microloans helped women.
They allowed women to start small businesses and earn income.
Explain how microloans can increase economic independence.
They provide capital to start businesses, allowing women to earn their own income.
Explain how economic development increases women’s geographic mobility.
Development increases education and job opportunities, which allows women to travel and work more independently.
Explain why women are underrepresented in leadership positions.
Barriers such as discrimination, fewer opportunities, and societal expectations limit advancement.
Explain how gender inequality exists even in developed countries.
Women still earn less, do more unpaid labor, and are underrepresented in leadership.
Explain why microloans have mixed results.
Some women cannot repay loans and overall financial improvement is not always guaranteed.
Explain one limitation of using microloans to reduce poverty.
Debt and unstable income can prevent long-term financial improvement.