gender gap in democratic attitudes, there have been no attempts to explain it. In this paper we try to understand why females … controlling for individual characteristics does not offset the gender gap, but our results indicate that the gap is eroded by high …

-Saharan Africa. This gender difference in politics has been found in numerous studies and may hinder the much needed legitimation of … democracy in this region. This paper addresses the question of whether this observed gender gap is due to the omission of social … institutions related to gender inequality, something that affects women's daily life and deprives them of autonomy at home. We …

Purpose - This study examines the relevance of information and communication technologies in the effect of gender … represent the most relevant ICT moderator of gender economic inclusion for an effect on CO2 emissions; (ii) negative net effects … between information technology, gender economic inclusion and environmental sustainability. …

Health Surveys with data on rainfall variability and find a substantial gender difference favouring boys following droughts … gender gap following droughts, especially for infants with mothers who are not working. In contrast, there is no gender … the lower fertility preferences of more educated women. In total, the results indicate a large and socially founded gender …

Closing the gender gaps in economic opportunities is crucial for boosting economic growth and the empowerment of women …. In this paper, we study how foreign firms contribute in reducing gender disparities in the labour market by transferring … the gender norms of their country of origin to the affiliates in the host countries. We use cross sectional data on …

This study complements the extant literature by assessing economic sector and globalization channels for gender … gender employment in the industry and the negative effect is driven by the financial globalization sub-component of economic …-components positively affect gender employment in the service sector and the corresponding positive effect is driven by the trade …

identifies linkages between gender, economic development, and growth, however. This paper explores the macro effects of gender …, transmitted via the productive sector and in the household, in part due to the tendency for work - paid and unpaid - to be gender …-segregated. Macro-level policies in turn can have differential effects on men and women. Evidence that gender equality is itself a …

Gender gaps in labour force participation in developing countries persist despite income growth or structural change … across the rural-urban gradient. The gender gap increases with connectivity from rural to peri-urban areas, and disappears in … improves their access to off-farm employment. The gender gap persists for married young women independent of connectivity …

Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … gender economic participation. The research focuses on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using annual data spanning from …, and 0.557 for the rule of law. As the main policy implication, for good governance to promote gender economic inclusion …

This study provides thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance … gender inclusive formal economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised …, inclusive tertiary education unconditionally promotes gender economic inclusion while the interaction between tertiary education …