higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare … opportunities outside the home. Frontier women were less likely to report "gainful employment," but among those who did, relatively … more had high-status occupations. Together, these findings integrate contrasting narratives about frontier women …

We provide the first systematic account of summer declines in women's labor market activity. From May to July, the … employment-to-population ratio among prime-age US women declines by 1.1 percentage points, whereas male employment rises; women … allocation and gender differences within job types in the propensity to exit employment over the summer. Women's summer work …

(usually full-time) to maintain access to health insurance coverage. We study employed married women, newly diagnosed with … breast cancer, comparing labor supply responses to breast cancer diagnoses between women dependent on their own employment … for health insurance and women with access to health insurance through their spouse's employer. We find evidence that …

We estimate a dynamic model of employment, human capital accumulation - including education, and savings for women in …

Billions of women still face legal barriers to economic inclusion, yet it is unclear whether lifting these barriers is … - the lifting of the Saudi women's driving ban - on women's employment by randomizing rationed spaces in driver's training …. Two years later, women in the treatment group are 61% more likely to drive, 19% more likely to leave the house …

Reducing gender-specific commuting barriers in developing countries has complex and diverse effects on women's labor … dynamics. We study a program that offers free bus rides for women in several Indian states (the Pink Slip program) using a … synthetic difference-in-differences approach to shed light on labor supply and time use decisions of women. We observe decreased …

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

-skilled women, are disproportionately represented in the household services sector, a global phenomenon that is seen to some extent …, immigrant workers allow high-skilled native women to reduce their unpaid household production and increase their participation … supply of high-skilled native women, has helped narrow the gender earnings gap in high-paying powered occupations, and that …