Abstract: 
Gender inequality is pervasive across the world. In Africa, substantial progress has been made towards achieving gender equality in primary education, for example, whilst there has been retrogression in recent years in the economic sphere. This presentation, based on the chapter co-authored by Abena D. Oduro, Serge Rabier, Jacqueline Mosomi, and Rawane Yasser examines evidence on gender inequality in education, health, the labour market, unpaid care work, and assets in Africa. It discusses some of the reasons why gender inequality exists and considers some policy solutions. The examination of the evidence yields four conclusions. First, gender inequality in one dimension can have positive or negative domino effects on other dimensions. Second, women are subject to multiple intersecting disadvantages. Third, female disadvantage is not always the norm and, lastly, adequate attention must be paid to the role of gender norms and stereotypes in perpetuating gender inequality. 

About the presenter:
Abena D. Oduro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, and a member of the Ghana research node of the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR). She is a former President of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and was the Conference Chair for IAFFE's 2023 conference hosted by ACEIR's hub at the University of Cape Town. She has published widely in development economics using survey data to analyse issues of assets, wealth, remittances and education using a gender lens.