female disempowerment are rooted in colonial times. We find that the arrival of Europeans in Uganda ignited a century …-collar (high-status) employment in the wage economy built by the Europeans. Women took somewhat longer to obtain literacy and … colonial period. But gender inequality gradually declined during the latter half of the colonial era, and after Uganda …

determined by his/her market income. Men are reluctant to grant women easy access to the labor market as, despite the obvious … on women toward less discrimination, while the exact opposite holds for men with low-income spouses. Our findings suggest …

We study the effect of civil conflict on social capital, focusing on the experience of Uganda during the last decade …

public office determines the overall quality of politicians. Women suffer from gender discrimination in the labor market and … increases the probability of election for women and decreases it for men. The impact of the quota on quality depends on the … public oce are low, or when the rewards from pubic office are high but women are significantly discriminated against in the …

institutional mechanisms that achieve long-term commitment, the opposite may be true, particularly if women are specialized in … migrant women lead them to bear the double burden of market and household work. …

analysis reveals that the crowding of women onto the lower rungs of academia is a strong determinant of their lower average … salary. This effect should be transitory as young women, now entering the profession, move up its ranks. We construct a rank …

We present a theoretical explanation of the gender wage gap that turns on the interaction between men and women in … households. In equilibria where men are over-represented in full-time work, we show that firms rationally choose to hire women …