-Saharan Africa. This gender difference in politics has been found in numerous studies and may hinder the much needed legitimation of … democracy in this region. This paper addresses the question of whether this observed gender gap is due to the omission of social … institutions related to gender inequality, something that affects women's daily life and deprives them of autonomy at home. We …

identifies linkages between gender, economic development, and growth, however. This paper explores the macro effects of gender …, transmitted via the productive sector and in the household, in part due to the tendency for work - paid and unpaid - to be gender …-segregated. Macro-level policies in turn can have differential effects on men and women. Evidence that gender equality is itself a …

Gender gaps in labour force participation in developing countries persist despite income growth or structural change … across the rural-urban gradient. The gender gap increases with connectivity from rural to peri-urban areas, and disappears in … improves their access to off-farm employment. The gender gap persists for married young women independent of connectivity …

This paper examines the impact of gender based violence against women and girls (GBV), in the environment the children …

paper examines the extent to which World Bank investments address unpaid care work. The paper conducts an in-depth gender … address unpaid care work. Doing so would improve economic and human development and reduce gender inequality. …

We study the association between the gender of the highest-ranking manager (the CEO) and gender differences in …

We investigate the trend in the gender employment gap in the expanding nonsubsistence sector of the economy in … Mozambique, a country still characterized by a large subsistence agricultural sector. We show evidence that the gender gap has …

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 … process. Distinct worker characteristics by gender, such as education, location, or age, cannot explain existing segregation …

. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all …. -- Biofuels ; gender ; poverty ; growth ; Africa …