the effects of board gender quotas on women directors. First, we find a positive impact of employee representation before …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender-based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …. We also find some evidence of an increase in women’s labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women feeling …

The role of women in Western societies changed dramatically in the 20th century. We study how political empowerment … affected women's emancipation as reflected in their life choices like marital decisions and labor market participation. The … staggered introduction of female suffrage in Swiss states allows us to exploit the variation in the age women experienced …

Do policies and institutions that promote women's economic empowerment have a long-term impact on intimate partner … regimes opened up divergent economic opportunities for women in an otherwise cul- turally and geographically homogeneous … setting. Women in British territories benefited from a universal education system and gained opportunities for paid employment …

second-earner women adjust their income to benefit from the tax credit, while second-earner men do not. Second-earner women …

proportion of female MBA section peers increases the likelihood of entering senior management for women but not for men. This …Women continue to be underrepresented in corporate leadership positions. This paper studies the role of social … connections in women's career advancement. We investigate whether access to a larger share of female peers in business school …

This paper shows that globalization has far-reaching implications for the economy's fertility rate and family structure … divorces. This shift is driven largely by women, not men. Correspondingly, the negative earnings implications of the rising … import competition are concentrated on women, and gender earnings inequality increases. The paper establishes the market …