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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}} | ||
Countries and economies also inevitably engage in arms races regarding 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 popularity, 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 popularity, due to economic forces and lobbyism promoting a very similar goal. | ||