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 …

affected women's emancipation as reflected in their life choices like marital decisions and labor market participation. The …The role of women in Western societies changed dramatically in the 20th century. We study how political empowerment … 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 …

In most countries, men are the principal asylum applicants, while women are admitted through family …-reunification procedures. Family reunification implies that women's residence permits are contingent on remaining married to their husbands …. Using a staggered Difference-in-Differences (DID) Design, I document that granting asylum to family-reunified women improves …

be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and …, preventing women from actually moving abroad. …

the affirmative. Specifically, nations with a history of women’s suffrage, greater representation of women in the … underinvesting in initiatives to empower women. …