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In many high-income economies, the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented declines in women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a specific focus on Nigeria, the most populous country in...
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In many high-income economies, the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented declines in women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a specific focus on Nigeria, the most populous country in...
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Succession Act Amendment (HSAA), which granted inheritance rights to unmarried women in India, on child health. Our findings …
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This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on gender equality in education outcomes in developing countries … indicate that aggregate aid disbursements to the education sector negatively affect gender parity in enrolment at the secondary … and tertiary education levels and have no impact on gender parity in primary education. No impact of subsector specific …
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In this paper we analyse the impact of foreign aid on gender outcomes and attitudes. We do this by matching geocoded …
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A kind of gender revolution is passing through various countries in various continents. By being offered free access to … assess the role of gender equity and uniquely women entrepreneurship in the process of socio-economic development. Implying a … set of variables, treated as proxies of gender equality and women entrepreneurship, we estimate their coherence with socio …
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This study investigates the effectiveness of gender-mainstreamed aid in mitigating gender inequality. We develop a … robust theoretical model that accounts for the potential positive and perceived negative effects of shifts toward gender … parity, capturing diverse societal perspectives. Utilizing a comprehensive dataset on aid activities focused on gender (in …
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This paper reviews the literature on the relationship between gender (in)equality and industrialization in the context … current differences in gender roles across societies. Moreover, it discusses the main drivers of the relationship between … gender equality, economic development and structural change with a focus on the mechanisms driving this complex relationship …
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