We examine the impact of the global recession triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic on women's versus men's employment … telecommuters a different kind of gender gap arises: women working from home during the pandemic spent more work time also doing … moniker "mancessions," we show that the pandemic recession of 2020 was a "shecession" in most countries with larger employment …

The traditional historical narrative claims that White women were rarely involved in market transactions for enslaved … the first quantitative estimates of the extent of White women's involvement in antebellum slave transactions as owners of … record. Contrary to the narrative, we find that White women were quite frequently noted as owners of record in transactions …

association between both the pandemic and its containment policies, and measures of women's well-being, including mental health …The COVID-19 pandemic brought the dual crises of disease and the containment policies designed to mitigate it. Yet …, there is little evidence on the impacts of these policies on women, who are likely to be especially vulnerable, in lower …

The modern economic role of women emerged in four phases. The first three were evolutionary; the last was revolutionary … women's choices distinguish the evolutionary from the revolutionary phases: horizon, identity, and decision-making. The … time-series evidence on women's more predictable attachment to the workplace, greater identity with career, and better …

living with a single mother; (vi) shifts in social norms governing premarital sex and married women's roles in the workplace …

How, when, and why did women in the US obtain legal rights equal to men's regarding the workplace, marriage, family … right to vote? The story begins with the civil rights movement and the somewhat fortuitous nature of the early and key women …'s rights legislation. The women's movement formed and pressed for further rights. Of the 155 critical moments in women's rights …

2020 to study beliefs and attitudes towards citizens' and governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most respondents … policy responses to the pandemic. The perception of a weak government and public response is associated with higher levels of …