Several studies explore the differences in men’s and women’s labor market participation rates and wages. Some of these … among women relative to men in the country. The paper combines the literature on women’s careers in management, which has … proportion of female top managers also have higher enrollment rates for women relative to men in primary, secondary, and tertiary …

This paper seeks to fill a knowledge gap relative to the low uptake of services for women living in situations of … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of … violence against women (VAW) in seeking help to exit abusive relationships, with the aim of identifying avenues to strengthen …

It is known that Muslim women in Nigeria have significantly worse nutritional status than their Christian counterparts … wealth, and women’s education. However, on accounting for observable characteristics, Muslim widows enjoy a higher … mistreated upon widowhood by in-laws. Muslim women are more likely to be chronically undernourished but less nutritionally …

persistence, and women's occupational constraints-- with particular emphasis on the role of access to infrastructure. The first … promoting the role of women in growth strategies. …

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 …

, in the access of women to migration opportunities and decision making. The context of the analysis is Albania, a natural …

findings show greater returns among men than among women; indeed, returns were not different from zero for women. The authors … social constraints limiting sales to local areas are not important. However, there is evidence that women invested grants … spend the grant on working capital and women on equipment. The gender gap is largest when male-dominated sectors are …

of women and their families. The authors study the pervasive marriage custom of watta satta in rural Pakistan, a bride …

How cash transfers made to women are used has important implications for models of household behavior and for the … poor women in rural Ecuador to analyze the effect of transfers on the food Engel curve. There are two main findings. First … among households that only have adult females. Bargaining power between men and women is likely to be important in mixed …