This paper investigates the consequences of sex imbalance in India's population for violence against women. We match … against women and marriage quality. We estimate that the elasticity of violence against women with respect to the surplus of … men age 20-24 is unity, and that this explains about 35% of the rise in gender-based violence since 1995. Although less …

political participation of women, using a regression discontinuity design on constituency level data from India. We find that … female incumbents are more likely than male incumbents to re-contest and that there is a decline in the entry of new women … candidates. This decline is most pronounced in states with entrenched gender bias and in male-headed parties, suggesting an …

This paper analyzes the effect of a woman's electoral victory on women's subsequent political participation. Using the … regression discontinuity afforded by close elections between women and men in India's state elections, we find that a woman … subsequent election. This stems mainly from an increased probability that previous women candidates contest again, an important …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender- based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …. We also find some evidence of an increase in women's labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women feeling …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender-based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …. We also find some evidence of an increase in women’s labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women feeling …

increases in the gender wage gap, whereas women's higher preferences for working in exible occupations drives the increases in …This paper examines the importance of gender differences in labour supply and demand for job exibility to the growth of … the gender wage gap over the life cycle and over time for graduates in the UK. We document that the graduate gender wage …

, especially college-educated women. Consistent with these results, we see a widening of the gender wage gap at the lower end of …We develop an equilibrium model of the labor market to investigate the joint evolution of gender gaps in labor force …. We structurally estimate the model using data from Mexico over a period during which women's participation increased by …

We analyse impacts of the rising labor force participation of women on the gender wage gap. We formulate and … increase in the gender wage gap at the low end. Demand side trends favoured women and this attenuated the supply … occupations. Consistent with this we find a narrowing of the gender wage gap towards the upper end of the wage distribution and an …

We analyse impacts of the rising labor force participation of women on the gender wage gap. We formulate and … increase in the gender wage gap at the low end. Demand side trends favoured women and this attenuated the supply … occupations. Consistent with this we find a narrowing of the gender wage gap towards the upper end of the wage distribution and an …