The paper examines the short-term implications of urbanization on women empowerment in India. In theory, urbanization … can affect women either positively or negatively. Women in urban areas, compared to their rural counterparts, are thought … women's empowerment remain widespread in urban environments. We measure urbanization using satellite-based nighttime light …

The paper examines the impact of a rural roads construction program in India on women's outcomes. While spatial … integration can provide women with increased education and employment opportunities, the extent of benefits might be limited by … mobility restrictions faced by women and improves norms around domestic violence. However, the result are mixed with respect to …

Domestic violence against women is a pervasive public health problem in all countries regardless of cultural, economic … examine the effect of women's employment on domestic violence using the Demographic and Health Survey in Ethiopia. To address … the endogeneity of women's employment decisions due to reverse causality, the study employs an Instrumental Variables …

school. We also find negative effects on women empowerment measures for the unexposed women. The results suggest that the JSY … led to increase in women empowerment and improved cognitive outcomes for children. …

This paper investigates a women’s self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest …