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This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may … not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic … percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives …
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This paper seeks to fill a knowledge gap relative to the low uptake of services for women living in situations of … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of … violence against women (VAW) in seeking help to exit abusive relationships, with the aim of identifying avenues to strengthen …
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since 2001, women's employment participation across South Asian countries has been low and broadly unchanged; (ii) the … some countries, and; (v) women with mid-level education tend to have lower employment rates than those with both lower and …
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This article investigates the causal relationship between women's schooling and fertility by exploiting variation … model finds that the removal of school fees led to an increase in schooling for Ethiopian women and that each additional … women's ideal number of children …
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This paper studies the gender-based differences in access to and return from economic activities in the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) using panel datasets from Uganda and Ethiopia. The results show that female-headed households have limited access to paid employment and self-employment in the...
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Around the world, women face persistent barriers in seeking to enter the labor force, attain leadership positions, and … launch businesses. Gender inequality not only prevents women from achieving their full potential and gaining economic …, policymakers face the timely challenge of ensuring that women are not left behind in the development agenda. This working paper …
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adult height. Each additional month of exposure decreases a women's adult height by 1.36 millimeters. The impacts are not …
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