the relationship between the presence of domestic violence legislation and women-to-men adult mortality rates. Using panel … lower women-to-men adult mortality rates. According to conservative estimations, domestic violence legislation would have … saved about 33 million women between 1990 and 2012. The negative relationship between domestic violence legislation and …

persistence, and women's occupational constraints-- with particular emphasis on the role of access to infrastructure. The first … several gender-based or gender-related experiments -- a reduction in the cost of child rearing, improved wage equality in the … promoting the role of women in growth strategies …

This paper draws on history, anthropology, and economics to examine the dynamics and extent of women's contribution to … education and the persistence of gender discrimination in labor force participation; it also considers the overwhelming … gender gaps enhances growth in per capita gross domestic product and reduces female fertility rates and infant mortality. The …

In societies with widespread gender discrimination, development programs that encourage female participation in local … governance can potentially redress gender imbalances in economic, political, and social outcomes. Using a randomized field …-making or attitudes toward the general role of women in society …

Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent … in India. What explains these huge gender disparities? Is it poor infrastructure, limited education, and gender … related industries (similar labor needs, input-output markets) predicts greater relative female entry rates. Gender networks …

Bringing together history and economics, this paper presents a historical and processual understanding of women …'s economic marginalization in Sub-Saharan Africa from the pre-colonial period to the end of colonial rule. It is not that women … major arguments. First, it discusses the historical processes through which the labor of women was increasingly appropriated …

Empowering women to engage in productive employment is not only critical to achieving gender equality but also critical … for economic growth and poverty reduction. This paper studies the pattern of female activity and gender segmentation in … the Indian manufacturing and services sectors. Although the share of women entrepreneurs and employees is larger in …

, candidates can face a penalty in the form of lower callback rates. A significant penalty is only observed for women, not for men …. The study does not find evidence of other gender differences in the hiring process …

of women-led firms. This paper examines a potential driver of these disparities: gender-biased loan officers. Officer … discern loan application quality may thus improve financing of business loans to women and reduce gender gaps in …Gender disparities in small and medium-size enterprise lending exist around the world and impede the growth of millions …