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key inputs in the technology to raise children, and therefore may affect the interplay between parenthood and labor market … of lower wages and weaker social protection, and a technology to produce child quality that combines time, material …
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and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender … economic sectors. In the information technology sector, women were 15 percentage points less likely to receive a callback than …
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This study seeks to examine gender gaps and disability issues in education in Indonesia, and to suggest policy actions … progress on gender parity in education; however, the national averages mask important variations at the subnational level … drivers of gender differences, as well as issues of social inclusion, and to explore policy approaches to improve learning …
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possible determinants of this increase. Among those determinants are changes in education, family structure, fertility, as well … as changes in socioeconomic environment including wages, returns to working at home, preferences, and technology, among …
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business survival. Overall, our results suggest relevant changes in the allocation of talent caused by gender differences in …
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In this paper we analyze the impact of Venezuelan migration on the female labor supply in Colombia. Using a instrumental variable approach we found significant drops in the female labor supply, mainly on those women with lower qualifications. In contrast, we observe significant increases for...
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We assess whether motherhood could be the last hurdle to achieving gender equality in developing countries by exploring … the link between motherhood and the overall gender gap in the labor market for 14 Latin American countries over the last … source of income inequality between men and women. Motherhood explains 42% of the remaining gender gap and has progressively …
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depending on the mother’s education. The (dis)incentive to participate is present for non-graduated mothers, while the effect is …
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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 activities, including production for own consumption,...
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