Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if …

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if …

This paper uses microdata for 19 African countries to examine the gender difference in maths test scores amongst … observed in developed countries. This difference cannot be explained by gender differences in school quality, home environment …, or within-school gender discrimination in access to schooling inputs. However, the gender gap varies widely with …

insecurity by individual household members were ignored. Results show no gender differences in food insecurity for the children … carried out to further investigate if any differences existed after controlling for other factors. While gender still did not …

Health Surveys with data on rainfall variability and find a substantial gender difference favouring boys following droughts … gender gap following droughts, especially for infants with mothers who are not working. In contrast, there is no gender … the lower fertility preferences of more educated women. In total, the results indicate a large and socially founded gender …