women and an increase in the gender employment gap. In line with the literature, we find evidence that the unequal …

and an increase in the gender employment gap. In line with the literature, we find evidence that the unequal distribution …

these trends. High unemployment and unstable contracts, common in Southern Europe, depress fertility, particularly of … younger women. To increase lifetime income though early skill-acquisition and minimize unemployment risk, young women postpone …

seekers or those who have gone through long-periods of unemployment or inactivity, to gain some work experience and in the …

Although recent evidence suggests that the aggregate gender gap in access to Higher Education in Peru has been closed … behind these gender differences in access to Higher Education. Specifically, we assess whether larger socioeconomic … also provide strong evidence of gender-specific short-term barriers in access to post-secondary schooling: while …

urban workers stopped working. Gender gaps in work stoppage were particularly pronounced and stemmed mainly from differences … rural workers were markedly smaller than those across gender, age, and education groups. Preliminary results from 10 … countries suggest that they provide a reasonably accurate measure of disparities in employment levels by gender, education, and …

Gender gaps in labour force participation in developing countries persist despite income growth or structural change … across the rural-urban gradient. The gender gap increases with connectivity from rural to peri-urban areas, and disappears in … improves their access to off-farm employment. The gender gap persists for married young women independent of connectivity …

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 … parts of the world. This is most visible in labor markets, but also visible across a range of dimensions of gender …

mathematics. In this paper, we document several features of their relative performance. First, we note that the gender gap appears … teacher gender) help explain a substantial portion of the gap. While none of these explanations help in explaining a large … portion of the gender gap, we show that boys and girls differ significantly in perceptions about their own ability in math …

This paper investigates gender inequality in vulnerable employment: forms of employment typically featuring high … from developing countries, we measure long-term trends, describe geographical patterns, and estimate correlates of gender … gender gap. Across countries, the gender gap is smaller in richer countries, with lower fertility rates, and more …