This paper examines the concept of gender-responsive government budgeting, promoted in recent years by women …

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

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 …

Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA … policies on the economic and social welfare of women in the region. On the expenditure side, we test the explanatory power of … for MENA women are not explained by the amount of government social spending, suggesting the answer lies in the efficiency …

Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies, we find that women, on …-country heterogeneity. The probability of automation is lower for younger cohorts of women, and for those in managerial positions …

activity but is not counted as part of GDP. Women disproportionately shoulder the burden of unpaid work: on average, women do …