comprehensive overview of gender differences in property ownership in the developing world. Using Demographic and Health Survey data … from 41 developing countries, this paper seeks to fill this gap, by investigating the extent of gender gaps in the … systems. The study finds that there is substantial variation in gender gaps across countries, but in almost all countries men …

, but whether improvements in economic outcomes also change gender norms and practices within the household remains unclear …. This paper investigates the causal link between electricity access and women's empowerment, using a large gender …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …

The Sustainable Development Goals set a triple educational objective: improve access to, quality of, and gender equity ….7 percent in the second), reducing gender gaps in school retention. The findings show large learning gains of 0.323 standard … gender. There were also large effects on school management outcomes, increasing the number of meetings by 16 percent and the …

. The study does not find evidence of other gender differences in the hiring process …