however existing studies are to a large extent confined to the effect of gender inequality in outcomes empirical work finds a positive association between gender parity in education and income per capita dollar and gatti klasen thevenon and salvi del pero for example in oecd countries a balanced gender ratio in education would increase income per capita by in comparison to a scenario where women have no access to education thevenon and salvi del pero in the same vein gender gaps in education contribute to of the difference in the annual growth rates between east asia and south asia klasen other studies find that gender inequalities in labour market outcomes hamper economic growth klasen and lamanna oecd cuberes and teigner woetzel j et al