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The paper looks at the research on how economic development increases the gap in equality between men and women. The paper looks at
the negative effects of modernization in Cameroon and Pakistan but then shows how in India, a number of economic initiatives have been undertaken in regard to the role and status of women. The paper highlights how education and training are an important way for women to continually improve their status and argues that women need to be considered important partners in the continued economic development of a country.

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"Sometimes something that would seem logical and that would appear should be the case, does not turn out to be the actual situation. This is the case with women's status and the economic development of a country. In most cases, the GNP is considered the parameter for economic growth and as the GNP improves, so too does the free market system or market reform. However, what about the impact on women in this situation? Does the improved market equate to better status for women? It is logical to think so, but this is not always the case."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Jehan, Qamar "Role of women in economic development in Pakistan." PhD thesis, 2000University of Balochistan, Quetta. 10/25/08 http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/442/
• Nanu-Fabu, Stella. "An analysis of economic status of women in Cameroon." Journal of International Women's Studies 8.1(2006):148-162.
• Roy, K.C., Tisdell, C.A., Blomqvist, H.C. Economic Development and Women in the World Community, Praeger, London, 1996
• Tinker, Irene. Persistent Inequalities: Women and World Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.

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