and higher levels of infant mortality and stunting. Despite being knowledgeable about contraceptive methods, young women … days of healthy living among women and the poor. Overall, our results highlight that despite the epidemiological transition …

is observed despite working women’s education levels increasingly exceeding those of working men and significant … segregated labor markets. Educational segregation is rising in all countries at the university level in favor of women. In all … countries, over 22 percent of employed younger women obtain university education compared to a stagnant to decreasing share of …

Violence has a striking gender pattern. Men are more likely to be attacked by a stranger, while women experience … violence mostly from their partners. This paper estimates the costs of violence against women in terms of intangible outcomes …, such as women’s reproductive health, labor supply, and the welfare of their children. The study uses a sample of nearly 83 …

Violence against women (VAW) is only beginning to be recognized as a major societal problem within and across Asia …. This is evidenced by the high level of self-reporting by men and women of sexual violence and domestic violence in recent … particularly via the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the pressure exerted …

information on the prevalence of spousal abuse and threats of violence against women. Constructing comparable groups of …