Why has the expansion of women's economic and political rights coincided with economic development? This paper … investigates this question, focusing on a key economic right for women: property rights. The basic hypothesis is that the process … their daughters. The model predicts that declining fertility would hasten reform of women's property rights whereas legal …

municipalities with women councilors devote more resources to social investments. In particular, women politicians prioritize …

the Derg regime recognized the widespread discrimination against women in Ethiopian society and placed gender emancipation … society has at times challenged its commitment to women, the EPRDF has, nevertheless, introduced a number of reforms which aim … to promote gender equality. This includes recognition of equality between men and women in land rights, and a land …

This paper aims to understand how policy change for women's rights occurs, and what factors and conditions facilitate … explores the range of actors that mobilize for/against gender equality policy change, with a particular focus on women …'s movements. The paper provides insights on how women interact with other actors and how they articulate their claims to …

greater protein intake. Moreover, positive impacts on women’s empowerment and gender parity within the household are found …