Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, preventing them from taking advantage of economic …

participate in paid work than men. Oaxaca decomposition of the gender gap confirms that most of it (i.e. 95%) is unexplained by …

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of …

, gender differentials in child mortality, and worse educational investments in daughters versus sons. In the present study, we … childbearing age, son bias in stated fertility preferences has weakened and there is an emerging preference for gender balance. We … employment in the manufacturing sector, increased female education, and the decline of joint family living. Using survival …

participate in paid work than men. Oaxaca decomposition of the gender gap confirms that most of it (i.e. 95%) is unexplained by …

. Ordered probit regression analysis of well-being reveals large influence of gender, rural residency and household income … registration identity) and education status, household assets, the influence of past and future income and province dummies, we … poverty will enhance well-being in China, policies that reduce rural-urban and gender inequalities are also likely to boost …

availability of, or distance to, madrasas. -- burka ; school availability ; gender norms ; female education ; madrasa ; Bangladesh … between community gender norms and relative supply of madrasas (i.e. Islamic schools). We present a theoretical framework … attendance does not vary by gender. However in the more "conservative communities", female schooling is more sensitive to the …