WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD (2000-2020)
Women's empowerment and economic development are closely linked in one direction. Only development can play a major role in reducing inequality between men and women. In the other direction, empowering women may benefit development. The relationship between empowerment and development is reciprocal and a continued commitment to equality per se may be needed to achieve equality between men and women. This study examines the economic empowerment of women in selected Arab countries (Iraq, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt and Algeria) during the period (2000-2020) using the ordinary least squares method. In this study, we reviewed the concept and factors that affect women’s empowerment. Which in turn affects all other variables in these countries, the most important of which are the political and social aspects. For the purpose of knowing the factors affecting the economic empowerment of women, the study adopted the quantitative method to estimate these factors, which are (the ratio of women’s enrollment in secondary education to males, the average life expectancy at birth for males). females, fertility rate, per capita GDP). The results of the study found that the most important factors influencing the economic empowerment of women in most Arab countries are health, the ratio of women’s enrollment in secondary education to males, average life expectancy at birth for males and females, and the per capita GDP, whose effect was significant and positive, while it was found that the fertility rate It appeared morally and negatively.
Keywords: Economic Empowerment of Women, Selected Arab Countries.