This paper uses dictator experiments to examine gender differences in altruistic behavior in the United States when … decisions are made individually and jointly. In anonymous individual giving to charity, women give substantially more than men … only in mixed-sex groups, indicating a gender-based component to the value of the social signal sent. Although men and …

sizable gender effects. Women attend research sessions more diligently than men (at any point in time only half of the … comes to asking questions, location becomes less important, but smaller rooms lead to more questions being asked (by women … women. Our findings suggest that strategic scheduling of sessions could ensure better participation at conferences. Moreover …

Since their inception in 1995, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Gender-Related Development Index (GDI …) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) have been criticized on conceptual and empirical grounds. In 2005-6, the UNDP's Human … adjusting the recommendations, making concrete proposals for two gender-related indicators, and presenting illustrative results …

Using cross-country and panel regressions, we investigate to what extent gender gaps in education and employment … (proxied using gender gaps in labor force participation) reduce economic growth. Using the most recent data and investigating … analysis to employment gaps using panel data. We find that gender gaps in education and employment considerably reduce economic …

of the European Union between 1997 and 2008. Women tend to assume more family duties than men and, consequently, often … women to reconcile family duties with labor market participation. Their impact, however, is not clear, especially when it … significant determinant of women's full-time employment. …