family policies on women's careers and children's wellbeing. There is to date little or no evidence of beneficial effects of …

This policy brief on women in entrepreneurship was produced by the OECD and the European Commission. It explores the … that their policies help women to participate in the labour market. This policy brief is part of a series of documents …

This study investigates whether including women in peace negotiations has facilitated lasting peace. We argue that … female negotiators and the action of women's civil society groups that advocate for gender-related provisions strengthen … equal societies that, in turn, makes peace more stable. This study applies a new approach in its analysis by linking women …

Improving the livelihoods of poor households and transitioning more women back to the labor force is a major challenge … in South Asia. Self-employment promoted through women's groups has often been cited as a promising intervention towards … achieve its primary objective of improving livelihoods by transitioning more women into work. The program has also expanded …

In patriarchal societies, sticky norms affect married women's social circles, their autonomy, and the outcomes of intra …-household bargaining. This paper uses primary data on women's social networks in Uttarakhand, India; the modal woman has only three friends … significant peer effects on only a few of the examined measures of women's autonomy. In contrast, peer effects exist on all …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …