a 2001 household survey. We identified a gender-based division of labor characterized not so much by who does what type … inequality in the distribution of total time spent at work, we show that gender plays an important role in determining the …

revealed the presence of gender asymmetries stemming from men having experienced disproportionately high job losses. In this … role in explaining the gender differences in unpaid work time changes. In turn, varied shifts in the household structure …

gender-based indices constructed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and suggests alternatives for choice of … variables, functional form, and weights. While the UNDP Gender Inequality Index (GII) conceptually reflects the loss in …, resulting in only the partial capture of gender inequalities. Since the dimensions used for the GII are different from those in …

effects on growth and well-being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries … that face severe competition from other low-wage countries reduces their bargaining power and inhibits closure of gender …

Using data from the 2006 Turkish Time-Use Survey, we examine gender differences in time allocation among married … heterosexual couples over the life cycle. While we find large discrepancies in the gender division of both paid and unpaid work at … each life stage, the gender gap in paid and unpaid work is largest among parents of infants compared to parents of older …

. Comparing how parental caregiving time varies by gender and use of nonparental childcare arrangements, we find that new … constraints on nonparental childcare arrangements during the pandemic have potentially increased the gender difference in parental …

are working in mother-friendly jobs, getting needed training and education, helping the community, and finding dignity and …

status quo. -- International trade ; gender inequality ; Iran ; race to the bottom ; hand woven carpet …