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There is a very strong economic incentive to promote the participation of women in the workforce as this increases the economic output. Female emancipation causally increases economic productivity which in turn increases prosperity overall.{{citation needed}} | There is a very strong economic incentive to promote the participation of women in the workforce as this increases the economic output. Female emancipation causally increases economic productivity which in turn increases prosperity overall.{{citation needed}} | ||
In competition with other countries, this leads to an ''arms race in workforce size''. Just as ecological crises like global warming, international economic competition is difficult to regulate due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma Prisoner's dilemmas]. | In competition with other countries, this also leads to an ''arms race in workforce size''. Just as ecological crises like global warming, international economic competition is difficult to regulate due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma Prisoner's dilemmas]. | ||
The egalitarian ideology that underlies feminism is very much in line with female workforce participation, and hence, feminism could rather naturally gain power, due to economic forces and lobbyism promoting a very similar goal. | The egalitarian ideology that underlies feminism is very much in line with female workforce participation, and hence, feminism could rather naturally gain power, due to economic forces and lobbyism promoting a very similar goal. | ||