rate is associated with an increase in the incidence of physical violence against women by 0.50 percentage points, or 2 ….52 percentage points, or 2.87 percent. That an improvement in women's employment opportunities is associated with increased violence … which women have more limited access to divorce than men …

Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially …-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban Ghana sought to understand the connections between women's businesses and … their households' management of economic resources. The findings show that women's business decisions are influenced by: (1 …

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 …

This paper analyzes the incentives to labor supply faced by families, particularly mothers, with young children in the … context of a recently introduced fertility promotion benefit in Poland. The paper is based on an adapted version of the …-paying work for mothers with young children. Alternative remedies include a reform of the eligibility and withdrawal rules of the …

This article investigates the effect increasing secondary education opportunities has on teenage fertility in Brazil … between 1997 and 2009, the analysis shows an important role of secondary school availability on underage fertility. An …