Women empowerment and poverty.

[u/Due_Background_7342]

I was recently reading about economic development theories, specifically a thesis popularized by Christopher Hitchens regarding poverty reduction in developing nations. I wanted to share his perspective and see how it might apply to our economic situation in Algeria.Hitchens argued that the most effective way to improve a developing country's economy is to increase the economic independence and workforce participation of women.His argument relies on two main economic concepts:Socioeconomic Mobility: Providing women with more choices regarding their education and family planning allows them to enter higher education and the formal job market, increasing the country's overall productivity.The "Floor Effect": He noted that in many developing economies, financial resources or micro-loans managed by women are statistically more likely to be reinvested directly into household health, nutrition, and children's education. This creates a stronger foundation for the entire community.Looking at Algeria today, we have an incredibly high number of brilliant, university-educated women, yet our female workforce participation rate remains relatively low compared to other emerging markets.Do you think focusing heavily on expanding economic opportunities and systemic support for women is a viable key to accelerating Algeria's economic growth? Or do you believe our primary economic challenges lie elsewhere?

[u/Yeurruey]

When women dont participate in the economy, it means that the economy is depriving itself from 50% of its productive potential.

For example, lets say that 10% of a population of 50mil is very intelligent, and that intelligence is equally distributed across genders. This means that if women dont work, then the economy is deprived of 2.5mil of very smart workers. And the jobs that those 2.5mil very smart women would have done, is now being done by 2.5mil less smart men. This is shooting one's self in the foot.