Level the Playing Field to Bolster the Boardroom: Sports as a Springboard for Women's Labor Force Advancement in Asia. (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kotschwar, Barbara; Stahler, Kevin
• Is Part Of: Asian economic policy review. Volume 11:Number 1(2016:Jun.)
• Page Start: 117
• Page End: 134
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: corporate gender balance -- education -- labor -- sports -- women; I24 -- J00 -- J16 -- M14; Finance -- Asia -- Periodicals; Asia -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Asia -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; 330.95
• DOI: 10.1111/aepr.12124
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1832-8105

Abstract

Abstract : We promote women's participation in sports as part of a solution to better integrate women into the labor force of Asian economies. Women in Asia lag other regions in terms of labor force participation and membership in corporate leadership bodies; this is particularly acute in East Asia. Involvement in sport has been found to be associated with long‐term economic benefits for women internationally, including enhanced returns to education and labor outcomes. We propose a number of sports program‐related policies for Asian countries to consider in order to better integrate women into education, society, labor, and corporate boardrooms.