fertility pressures on women, which favored late female marriages already in the pre-industrial era. The resulting family and … household patterns placed women into a better position to struggle for more gender equality during the subsequent transitions …-condition predict differences in pre-industrial female marriage ages, which in turn explain differences in gender equality today. The …

schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …

schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …

gender equality and empower all women and girls," with variable political commitments and low data availability across … women’s empowerment and challenges related to measuring women’s empowerment at the national level. Results focus on … barriers to collecting data on women’s empowerment requires collaboration across government agencies and with external …

the long run. Among the many plausible mechanisms through which inequality between men and women affects the aggregate … economy, the role of women for fertility decisions and human capital investments is particularly important. Yet, we believe …