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of India's largest women's bank. A random subsample was invited to attend with a friend. The intervention had a … for women facing more restrictive social norms? We offered two days of business counseling to a random sample of customers … were stronger among women from religious or caste groups with social norms that restrict female mobility …

This paper addresses the question of whether societies that afford economic opportunity to women offer other … opportunities as well. The analysis in this paper shows that the performance of a country's women in international athletic … relationship across countries between a high ratio of the labor force participation rate of women to the labor force participation …

between women's labor force participation and fertility. The economics of fertility has entered a new era because these … some cases reversed, and the cross-country relationship between women's labor force participation and fertility is now … theories is that they view factors that determine the compatibility of women's career and family goals as key drivers of …

a comparative advantage at violence and there is little rule-of-law, then unequal bargaining power can lead women to … entrepreneurship and rule of law that predicts that women will only start businesses when they have both formal legal protection and … industries with more women, but gender differences are ameliorated when women have access to adjudicating institutions, such as …

". We find that for both men and women the increase in the employment rate coincides with a reduction in the early …

This article discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor market in developing … several specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women's employment. I present examples of policies aimed …

1975 to 2004, we analyze the response of single women's housework, labor supply, and other time to variation in tax and …

This paper examines the effect of antidepressant use on the likelihood of being employed among HIV-positive women … predict antidepressant use independently of outcomes; thus, addressing potential sources of bias -- more depressed women are … antidepressant use has a positive effect on the employment probability of women living with HIV. The proposed instrumental variables …

In contrast to less-skilled men, less-skilled women have experienced growing labor force involvement and moderate wage … increases. Compared to more-skilled women, less-skilled women have fallen behind. We investigated the reasons behind these …, from 1979-2004. We find that less-skilled women have found themselves in an 'intermediate' place in the labor market. Like …