Analysis of the Effect of Gender Inequality on Economic Growth in West Nusa Tenggara (2015 - 2020)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine how gender inequality affects West Nusa Tenggara's (NTB) economic growth. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) provided secondary data for this study, which covered the years 2015–2020. The data used is panel data which includes Gender Inequality Index (IKG) data, Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) data, and other control variable data, such as population, inflation rate, and unemployment rate. Multiple linear regression analysis is the quantitative research method that was used. The study's findings demonstrate that gender inequality significantly and negatively affects NTB's economic growth. This shows that NTB still faces challenges in realizing gender equality in various aspects of life, especially in terms of reproductive health, empowerment and women's economic participation. Therefore, this research provides several suggestions that can be made by the government, community and other related parties to overcome gender inequality in NTB.