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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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how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes, children's health, and children's education. The analysis uses a …
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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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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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for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …
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This paper offers for the first time a global picture of gender discrimination by the law as it affects women … Women, Business and the Law database, the paper documents large and persistent gender inequalities, especially with regard …
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This paper examines how easily observable interviewer characteristics, such as gender and physical attractiveness, and … gender attitudes and greater expectations about …
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Important progress toward gender equality has been made in the past decades, but inequalities linked to gender norms … of previous studies by analyzing gender differences in the allocation of time among market work and unpaid domestic work …
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individuals' work activities. The problem is further complicated by the presence of widespread gender stratification of work and …
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