We need to go beyond the accepted notions relating to the role of women in the economy and society, especially in terms … of what is recognized in mainstream theory and policy as work done by women. Thus, the traditional gender roles, with the … man as the breadwinner and the woman in the role of housekeeper, do not explain the contribution of women in general. We …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment - sibling sex composition - affects women's gender … for first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their …

high-quality Swedish administrative registers on women's earnings and hospital visits relating to assault. With this third … with a measure of women's potential earnings, caused by local changes in female-specific labour demand. This measure … show that, even while keeping the earnings of husbands constant, the causal effect of increasing women's potential earnings …

of a large school reform in Finland that increased women's relative level of education. I analyze the reduced … attainment of men and women, and that they might have negative consequences for low-educated men's health behaviors and mental …