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deep-rooted prejudices against women. In this study, we use a randomized control trial to examine whether facilitating … that commenting on gender-related laws reduces men's bias against women slightly, while writing stories has a strong effect … on reducing existing prejudice against women. Moreover, writing gender-related stories improves men’s knowledge of gender …
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We study the association between the gender of the highest-ranking manager (the CEO) and gender differences in employees' outcomes using detailed linked employer-employee data from the formal sector in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. Our empirical strategy relies on the inclusion of firm...
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The aid allocation literature has neglected gender-specific needs for aid. We assess the hypothesis that gender inequality in education is more likely to affect the aid allocation of donor countries with female leadership in the relevant ministry. We find no evidence for a needs-based allocation...
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high-density urban areas. In non-rural areas, child dependency does not constrain young women, and secondary education … improves their access to off-farm employment. The gender gap persists for married young women independent of connectivity …
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Tanzania. Our findings indicate that, compared to men, women are less likely to participate in the labour market and less …. However, after accounting for selection into labour force participation, the existing gender bias is narrowed for women with … wage employment probability differential suggests that the possibility of gender discrimination against women in urban …
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Based on primary data from India, this paper analyses the reasons underlying women's low labour force participation. In … developing countries, women engaged in unpaid economic work in family enterprises are often not counted as workers. Women are … leads to mismeasurement of women's work. Religion and visible markers such as veiling are not significant determinants of …
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gender. While some women (mostly black and Coloured) overwhelmingly fill low-paying jobs, others (mostly white and Indian … gender segregation and stratification, with women and men entering occupations previously dominated by the other gender … or women's overrepresentation in low-paying jobs, compared with men. They do, however, partially explain their …
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This paper delves into the effect of female bargaining power on child education and labor outcomes in Nigeria. Female bargaining power is proxied by female say on labor income, rather than by female income per se. This is motivated by the fact female labor force participation might be low in...
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This paper investigates whether firm performance differs significantly when comparing firms with female and male top managers in the Caribbean region. We use survey data with detailed information on gender for firms in 13 Caribbean countries. Our methodology is based on Blinder- Oaxaca...
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While microfinance institutions (MFIs) are increasingly important as employers in the developing world, there is little micro-level evidence on gender differences among MFI employees and MFIs' relation to economic development. We use a unique panel dataset of employees from Latin America's...
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