It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries’ domestic laws have prevented women from … reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women’s economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy—along with the …

adequate collateral limits women entrepreneurs' ability to access formal finance, leaving them torely on informal sources … gender gaps in financial access. Results suggest that anincrease in women entrepreneurs access to formal credit results in …

employment in Senegal. To that end, we build an overlapping generations model that captures barriers that women face over their … increased in female-to-male employment ratio and (ii) the rest can be explained by a decline in the discrimination against women …

This paper examines trends in indicators of gender equality and women's development, using evidence derived from …

specifications. The findings of this paper support the long-standing view that women empowerment contributes to the reduction of …

Labor markets in the UK have been characterized by markedly widening wage inequality for lowskill (non-college) women …-2019. For recent generations of women, cohort effects indicate a higher likelihood of employment in low-paying manual jobs … low-skill women born in 1990 relative to those born in 1970 …

digital financial inclusion, its impact on gender gaps varies across countries. Moreover, women leaders in the fintech … industry, although growing, remain scarce. This paper explores the interaction between ‘women’ and ‘fintech’ by examining: (i …) the role of women leaders on firm-level performance in the fintech industry; and (ii) the determinants of gender gaps in …

towards non-regular employment despite women's high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and … fertility, and (iv) there is a need for more public spending on childcare for age 6-11 in Japan and Korea to help women continue …

still likely to be substantial; (iii) addressing gender inequality benefits everyone, not just women. Thus, the entire … comparative advantage between men and women. The paper concludes by discussing gaps in the literature and policy challenges going …

The unequal treatment of women in the law is one of the most visible forms of gender inequality. Prevalent legal … constraints on the basis of gender prevent women, and thereby economies, from reaching their true potential. In this regard, this … field for women. Moreover, cross-country gaps in gender discriminatory laws have persisted and even widened over the years …