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 …

families, higher female education, and lower marriage rates are associated with much of the rise in women's aggregate … across countries. Raising female participation could provide an important boost to growth, but women face two hurdles in … participating in the workforce in Japan. First, few working women start out in career-track positions, and second, many women drop …

This paper examines the impact of women's legal rights on labor force participation decisions made by women and men … household dynamics and women's agency within the family, such as divorce and property rights laws, and laws regarding the … ability of women to travel outside the home, are especially important in influencing their decision to work. The paper also …

data from 1990 to 2019. Our results show that men's employment falls more than women's after contractionary monetary policy … response of the employment gap in the sector (services) that employs the largest share of men and women. In terms of labor … participation dropping more than women's. The effects are larger in countries with more flexible labor market regulations, higher …

programs, and (3) unemployment benefits, all of which would help encourage women to enter the labor force, while (4) an …