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 …

, 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 …Electrification has been shown to accelerate opportunities for women by moving them into more productive activities …

decisions to analyze how the design of a privatized pension system affects gender pension gaps. Chile has one of the longest … countries and was reformed in 2008 to alleviate old- age poverty and reduce gender pension gaps. The paper estimates the dynamic … impacts. The analysis finds that household structure is an important determinant of the behavioral and distributional impacts …

are more likely to own property than women. Within countries, gender gaps are most pronounced for groups that are already … property ownership by women, especially housing. These results suggest that reforms to establish a more gender …Women's property ownership matters for their well-being and agency; it can also advance economic prosperity and promote …

household composition, gender power dynamics, disability, care responsibilities, marital arrangements, intrahousehold …This paper assesses how household context and characteristics shape the welfare trajectory and more specifically the … social assistance program. The analysis is based on a unique data set combining panel household survey data with in …

launch businesses. Gender inequality not only prevents women from achieving their full potential and gaining economic … equality. Barriers to gender equality in the workplace include supply-side barriers that make it difficult for women to find …Around the world, women face persistent barriers in seeking to enter the labor force, attain leadership positions, and …

Important progress toward gender equality has been made in the past decades, but inequalities linked to gender norms … and parenthood bring substantial changes in time use among women and men. This paper updates and reinforces the findings … of previous studies by analyzing gender differences in the allocation of time among market work and unpaid domestic work …

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 …