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 …

rate is associated with an increase in the incidence of physical violence against women by 0.50 percentage points, or 2 ….52 percentage points, or 2.87 percent. That an improvement in women's employment opportunities is associated with increased violence … which women have more limited access to divorce than men …

There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last 20 years. While there is … evidence that raising the share of women politicians has substantive impacts on the composition of government spending, there … competitive elections to India's state legislative assemblies, exploiting close elections between men and women to isolate the …

We evaluate the long-term impact of treating maternal depression on women’s financial empowerment and parenting … evaluate its long-run effects. We find that the intervention increased women’s financial empowerment, increasing their control …

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 … discernible impact upon property and economic crime. In probing mechanisms we argue that men are more prone to crime than women …

We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the historic preference for sons in …