in developing economies can signal their wealth, and thereby increase their social status, by withdrawing their women …

Reducing gender-specific commuting barriers in developing countries has complex and diverse effects on women's labor … dynamics. We study a program that offers free bus rides for women in several Indian states (the Pink Slip program) using a … synthetic difference-in-differences approach to shed light on labor supply and time use decisions of women. We observe decreased …

-skilled women, are disproportionately represented in the household services sector, a global phenomenon that is seen to some extent …, immigrant workers allow high-skilled native women to reduce their unpaid household production and increase their participation … supply of high-skilled native women, has helped narrow the gender earnings gap in high-paying powered occupations, and that …

) donations to a non-profit organization advocating for women in the workplace …

incidence of marriage of young women (age 16-24). We employ a two-stage methodology. First, across individuals, marriage is …

assimilation profiles of married adult immigrant women and men. Women migrating from countries where women have high relative labor … force participation rates work substantially more than women coming from countries with lower relative female labor supply …

northern countries on four continents, including the United States, there is no difference -- men and women do the same amount … believe that women perform more total work. The facts do not arise from gender differences in the price of time (as measured … by market wages), as women's total work is further below men's where their relative wages are lower. Additional tests …

higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare … opportunities outside the home. Frontier women were less likely to report "gainful employment," but among those who did, relatively … more had high-status occupations. Together, these findings integrate contrasting narratives about frontier women …