with it higher income, independence and bargaining power. Yet a decrease in women's subjective well-being over previous … decades has been documented, perhaps due to a Second Shift effect where women work more but still bear the brunt of housework … and those with older children. Our estimates suggest that Québec's family policies led to a small decrease in parents …

with it higher income, independence and bargaining power. Yet a decrease in women's subjective well-being over previous … decades has been documented, perhaps due to a Second Shift effect where women work more but still bear the brunt of housework … and those with older children. Our estimates suggest that Québec's family policies led to a small decrease in parents …

– such as the welfare of their family and country, or their commitment to religion, honor, and justice – are, or ought to be …

This article seeks to compare the patterns of articulation - in France and Japan - between the men's activity and women …'s activity in the society. In particular, we focus on the differences of activity models between French and Japanese women, which … can be considered as a good analyser to reveal a specific - and national - form of interdependence between work, family …

for women's empowerment. Available results of impact studies call for circumspection; microfinance can free women from … the disparities between men and women, but also among women themselves. …

period, the MFI does not co-finance projects with mainstream banks and loan size is gender-insensitive. In the second period …, the MFI does co-finance above-ceiling projects with mainstream banks, and we observe a gender gap in loan size. The … results suggest that co-financing leads the originally gender-neutral MFI to import disparate treatment from mainstream banks. …