Although women?s police centers have been gaining popularity as a measure to address domestic violence, to date no … been done. This paper estimates the effects of women?s police stations in Brazil on female homicides, as a measure of the … most severe form of domestic violence. Given that a high fraction of female deaths among women ages 15 to 49 years can be …

discriminate against women influence their engagement in the economy. The study adopts a holistic approach, exploring an overall … measure of unequal laws also known as legal gender disparities, and relates it to several labor market outcomes for women …. Using data for more than 60,000 firms across 104 economies, the study finds that unequal laws not only discourage women …

and private crime protection measures. Using unique data on attacks, hijacks, and ransoms, the authors estimate a … structural model of Somali piracy to calculate the elasticity of crime with respect to two forms of protection: the publicly …

individuals and communities. In economic development, the concept has come to mean women's power and agency in all economic … research by economists, primarily involving impact evaluation, has measured empowerment as women's influence over household …

Improving women's agency, namely their ability to define goals and act on them, is crucial for advancing gender … equality and the empowerment of women. Yet, existing frameworks for women's agency measurement -- both disorganized and partial … -- provide a fragmented understanding of the constraints women face in exercising their agency, restricting the design of quality …

and identifies several factors that have altered the bargaining position of men and women over the last decades. It then … reviews empirical work on the contribution of men, as fathers and husbands, to the health and socioeconomic outcomes of women … focus on men rather than exclusively target women …

This paper examines women's power relative to that of their husbands in 23 Sub-Saharan African countries to determine … how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes, children's health, and children's education. The analysis uses a … novel measure of women's empowerment that is closely linked to classical theories of power, built from spouses' often …

This paper reviews empirical findings from economic analyses of the role of gender equality and women's empowerment in … range of development outcomes, the paper presents evidence on the impact of women's access to markets (labor, land, and … credit) and women's decision-making power within households on poverty reduction and productivity at the individual and …

Over the past two decades developing countries have seen a rapid increase in the number of women taking an active role … evidence focuses attention on the importance of developing pro-FPLP policies specifically targeting women belonging to lower …

This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may … not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic … percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives …