thus even though gender equity may have positive supplyside effects on the quality of the labour force over the long run in the short run gender equity may generate shocks that could push economies off their longrun growth paths further analysis of the duration of these departures from the longterm trend is called for berik rodgers and seguino as this trend unfolds feminization stimulates investment since wages are low and these workers have limited bargaining power a situation that generates pay gaps as investment strengthens it drives up the initially low equilibrium point