This study aims to investigate the effect of economic development, measured by per capita incomes, on women’s well-being by relating a country’s per capita GDP with several dimensions that affect women’s affluence and well-being within the economic, social, and political context. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework of the modernisation-neoclassical approach. Regression analysis is conducted on data from a sample of the countries in the low- and middle-income category to determine the effect of economic development on several indicators of women’s well-being. The results provide strong evidence that economic growth was associated with improvements in some economic and social indicators of women’s well-being in low- and middle-income countries. However, the results do not reveal any strong association between economic development and women’s political participation. Some policy implications are drawn.

这项研究旨在通过联系一个国家的人均GDP来调查以人均收入衡量的经济发展对妇女福祉的影响在经济，社会和政治背景下影响妇女的富裕和福祉的几个方面。该分析基于现代化新古典主义方法的理论框架。对来自中低收入类别国家样本的数据进行回归分析，以确定经济发展对妇女福祉的若干指标的影响。结果提供了有力的证据，表明经济增长与中低收入国家妇女福祉的某些经济和社会指标的改善有关。但是，结果并未显示出经济发展与妇女的政治参与之间有很强的联系。得出了一些政策含义。