Does the existing evidence support policies that foster growth by reducing gender inequality? The authors argue that … micro studies that shed light on the mechanisms through which gender inequality affects development and growth are needed to …

Closing the gender digital divide by ensuring equal access to and benefit of the internet may reduce economic … inequalities and close the gender gap in employment by providing new economic opportunities and facilitating access to market … Development Indicators, the Economist Intelligence Unit database, and the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law database for 13 …

Bringing together history and economics, this paper presents a historical and processual understanding of women …'s economic marginalization in Sub-Saharan Africa from the pre-colonial period to the end of colonial rule. It is not that women … major arguments. First, it discusses the historical processes through which the labor of women was increasingly appropriated …

This paper draws on history, anthropology, and economics to examine the dynamics and extent of women's contribution to … education and the persistence of gender discrimination in labor force participation; it also considers the overwhelming … gender gaps enhances growth in per capita gross domestic product and reduces female fertility rates and infant mortality. The …

The author focuses on the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in improving gender … shows that increases in the level of ICT infrastructure tend to improve gender equality in education and employment. In … addition, the author shows that education among the general population is important for improving gender equality. The results …

promotion of gender equality. It employs the family as the main unit of analysis because a large part of gender interactions … and identifies several factors that have altered the bargaining position of men and women over the last decades. It then … reviews empirical work on the contribution of men, as fathers and husbands, to the health and socioeconomic outcomes of women …

When reform of gender discriminatory law fails, individual action can offer a second-best solution. As most Muslim … daughter, parents can privately attenuate gender discrimination in inheritance. This study investigates to what extent gifting … causal impact on individual attitudes towards women’s right to inheritance. The overall evidence on the effectiveness of the …

50 gender-related indicators, where countries reported on average on 31 percent of these indicators in at least one year … missing data; lack of reporting on existing data is detected to be a problem. For example, of the 32 gender-related indicators … almost always feasible), the Sustainable Development Goal gender coverage rate would be 43 percent instead of 31 percent …

Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent … in India. What explains these huge gender disparities? Is it poor infrastructure, limited education, and gender … related industries (similar labor needs, input-output markets) predicts greater relative female entry rates. Gender networks …