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This paper considers arguments about Islam and women's welfare, and, at greater length, how legal systems with Islamic elements treat women, with a focus on how women fare in Islamic family courts. Key methodological issues include how to focus on real-world views and practices rather than only...
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employment in the nonprimary sector. Early motherhood, in turn, is associated with lower female schooling and a widening gender …
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to changing social norms. However, the contribution which practical gender needs make in providing a basis for extremely … poor women to achieve their future strategic gender needs should not be underestimated. …
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Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in parts of the developing world. Estimates suggest that more than 200 million women are demographically 'missing' worldwide. To explain the global 'missing women' phenomenon, research has mainly focused on excess female...
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also find no such effect of gender-neutral crimes (such as theft and robbery) on the likelihood of early marriage of girls … the northern region of India, where patriarchal culture and gender norms are stronger than in the southern region. These …
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Over the last half-century, the role of women in society has changed substantially. However, the gender income gap and … persistence. We extend the analysis proposed by Bertrand et al. for Brazil. Specifically, we analyse the impact of gender identity …
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In this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally representative survey. In a reduced-form approach, we first measure the impact of polygyny on participation using a joint model of spouse participation. The identification of the impact of...
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. Mothers' egalitarian views and less-restrictive gender norms promote greater labour force participation for daughters and … intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes and norms as determinants of women's labour force participation in industrialized … countries. This paper discusses the measurement of gender attitudes and reviews research findings. Studies reveal that gender …
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Whether policy support should be designed differently for women entrepreneurs is a particularly relevant question. To answer this, and to inform the design of policies to provide appropriate support for women entrepreneurs, the paper compares male and female perceptions of typical...
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We estimate the relative importance of alternative labour supply and demand mechanisms in explaining the rise of female labour force participation over the last 55 years in Mexico. The growth of female labour force participation in Mexico between 1960 and 2015 followed an S-shape, with a...
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