The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender gap in under-5 mortality rates, in line with surviving girls being more … mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and …

This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may … not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic … percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives …

with considerations on the underlying cultural, institutional, and business environment. This paper uses worldwide, firm … growth, and whether the female leader performance disparity hinges on the underlying environment. Female-headed firms account … for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger …

become widespread and have increased investment by businesses, especially in East Africa. Second, women-owned business in the … study connects the two findings by exploring whether mobile money use by women-owned firms increases their investment. The … findings indicate that the positive relationship between mobile money use and investment is largely driven by women-owned firms …

This paper examines how easily observable interviewer characteristics, such as gender and physical attractiveness, and … gender attitudes and greater expectations about …

This paper examines women's power relative to that of their husbands in 23 Sub-Saharan African countries to determine … how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes, children's health, and children's education. The analysis uses a … novel measure of women's empowerment that is closely linked to classical theories of power, built from spouses' often …