Impact of Women’s Education on Inclusive Growth: Insights from South Asia

Abstract

The paper aims at highlighting the importance of women’s education to enhance inclusive growth. Inclusive growth, which ensures the equal opportunities available to all the segments of the society could not be achieved without making full participation of women into it. Female education is a key solution to many socioeconomic problems and consequentially achieving inclusive growth. In this regard to evaluate the impact of women’s education on inclusive growth panel data models; the Fixed-Effect and the Random-Effect models have been applied. The present study selected the three most populous countries of South Asia; Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The data relating to the inclusive growth model consists of 32 years from 1990 – 2021. The findings conclude the positive and significant impact of women’s education on inclusive growth. Thus, it has been recommended that women should have greater access to education, it not only will help to raise the status of women in society but will make economic growth more inclusive by reducing gender gaps in education and consequently in other socioeconomic fields.