This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of poverty in India. It shows that no matter which of the two official … rates during these years was sharper for the socially disadvantaged groups relative to upper caste groups, so that a … discussion of the recent controversies in India regarding the choice of poverty lines …

Despite their increasing prominence in policy debates, little is known about gender inequities in non …, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, this paper documents and analyzes gender differences in the individual portfolio choice and … productivity of non-farm entrepreneurship. Except for Ethiopia, women are less likely than men to become nonfarm entrepreneurs …

communities. The analysis focuses on two types of social barriers: stigma based on caste affiliation and female seclusion that is … boys. However, low-caste children, both boys and girls, are deterred from enrolling when the most convenient school is in a … hamlet dominated by high-caste households. In particular, low-caste girls, the most educationally disadvantaged group …

equality or non-discrimination as a guiding principle of the country's constitution. In the initial period, 75 countries had …-section and within countries over time, the removal of gender gaps in rights is associated with greater participation of women in …This study uses a newly compiled database of women's property rights and legal capacity covering 100 countries over 50 …

own assets, to sign legal documents in one's own name, and to have equality or non-discrimination as a guiding principle … international conventions, such as the Committee to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), women's political …Using a newly compiled database of women's property rights and legal capacity covering 100 countries over 50 years …

It is known that Muslim women in Nigeria have significantly worse nutritional status than their Christian counterparts … wealth, and women?s education. However, on accounting for observable characteristics, Muslim widows enjoy a higher … and are confirmed for mixed religion ethnic groups. The data are consistent with more favorable processes following …

This paper examines the relationship between caste and gender inequality in three states in India. When households are … literature: lower-caste women are more likely to participate in the labor market, have greater decision-making autonomy within … misleading for understanding the relationship between caste and gender, and for targeting anti-poverty programs …

there, in a fixed manner. However, in an experiment with almost 600 boys in India, cues to one's place in the traditional … caste order turn out to influence the expression of these traits. The experiment assigned students to different treatments … with respect to the salience of caste and had them solve mazes under incentives. It turned out that making caste salient …

the north, and Sugao in the west. The authors find that in Palanpur the largest scheduled caste group failed to share in …