We evaluate the long-term impact of treating maternal depression on women’s financial empowerment and parenting … perinatally depressed mothers in rural Pakistan. It was one the largest psychotherapy interventions in the world, and the … treatment was highly successful at reducing depression. We locate mothers seven years after the end of the intervention to …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also … decline made feasible by the introduction of antibiotics was significantly greater in states that had longer exposure to women …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9-12 per cent decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it … longer exposure to women's suffrage. …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also … decline made feasible by the introduction of antibiotics was significantly greater in states that had longer exposure to women …

Millions of women continue to die during and soon after childbirth, even where the knowledge and resources to avoid … this are available. We posit that raising the share of women in parliament can trigger action. Leveraging the timing of … of young women of about 0.5 years. The results are robust to numerous robustness checks. They suggest a new policy tool …