Resumen de Gender inequality and economic development in the Mena region
The main purpose of this paper is to examine whether the relationship between economic development and gender inequality in the MENA Region represents an S-Shape Kuznets Curve (A non-monotonic relationship). In order to identify the nature of this relationship, we will analyze a data set covering 17 countries over the period (1991–2015) using panel data model. Analysis results show that there is a linear, not a curvilinear, relationship between economic development and Life Expectancy at Birth, Maternal Mortality Ratio, and Female Employment in Services. On the other hand, the results prove that there is a curvilinear relationship (S-Shape Kuznets Curve) would exist between economic development and two indicators of gender inequality; Female Labor Force Participation and Female Unemployment Rate
