parts of the world. This is most visible in labor markets, but also visible across a range of dimensions of gender …This survey argues that after decades of continuous progress in reducing gender inequality in developing and developed … countries, since about 2000, there has been an unexpected stagnation and regress in many dimensions of gender inequality in many …

While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent … of education in the international context is rather a data problem related to the use of enrolment and literacy … Barro-Lee educational attainment dataset, we show that education indeed has a highly significant, positive effect on …

Occupational and sectoral segregation by gender is remarkably persistent across space and time and is a major … contributor to gender wage gaps. We investigate the determinants of one-digit occupational and sectoral segregation in developing … education levels, either overall or for females relative to males, tends to increase rather than decrease segregation. …

particular, the relationship between a woman's education and her participation in the labor force varies from being positive and … participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

particular, the relationship between a woman's education and her participation in the labor force varies from being positive and … participation remain largely country-specific. Nonetheless, rising education levels and declining fertility consistently increased …

While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent … education in the international context appears to be a data problem related to the inappropriate use of enrolment and literacy … attainment, we show that education indeed has a highly significant, positive effect on agricultural productivity which is robust …

comparable index that can be used to compare countries across the world with regard to the extent of gender inequalities in human …In contrast to UNDP’s wildly successful Human Development Index (HDI), UNDP’s gender-related indices have had a rather … development-related dimensions. As a result, this void left by HDRO has been filled by many other indices of gender …

In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic … development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over …

Development database. Instead of measuring gender inequalities in education, health, economic or political participation, these …In this paper we construct the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices Family code, Civil … liberties, Physical integrity, Son Preference and Ownership rights using variables of the OECD Gender, Institutions and …

In 2005 and 2006, the Human Development Report Office undertook a review of UNDP's gender-related indicators …, particularly the Gender-Related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM). Background papers as well as the … the two gender-related indicators and by presenting illustrative results for these proposed measures. The most important …