, even at a short network distances, researchers (especially men) are less likely to adopt women's ideas. Ideas from …

across cohorts within programs, we show that women entering cohorts with no female peers are 11.9pp less likely to graduate … the probability of on-time graduation for women by 4.6pp. These gender peer effects function primarily through changes in …

This article discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor market in developing … several specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women's employment. I present examples of policies aimed …

Observers have argued about whether highly-educated women are opting out of their careers and for families. If so, it … declines in employment. This paper provides a comprehensive study of recent trends in the fertility of college-graduate women …; and study the period from 1940 to 2006. In contrast to most existing work, we find that college graduate women are indeed …

We propose a new method to design a short survey measure of a complex concept such as women's agency. The approach … measure agency for 209 women in Haryana, India, first, through a semi-structured interview and, second, through a large set of …

We propose a new method to design a short survey measure of a complex concept such as women's agency. The approach … measure agency for 209 women in Haryana, India, first, through a semi-structured interview and, second, through a large set of …

for women facing more restrictive social norms? We offered two days of business counseling to a random sample of customers … of India's largest women's bank. A random subsample was invited to attend with a friend. The intervention had a … were stronger among women from religious or caste groups with social norms that restrict female mobility …

stagnation in the share of women among economics Ph.D.s in recent years, there has been a remarkable rise in gender …-related dissertations in economics over time and in many sub-fields. Women economists are significantly more likely to write gender …