Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family … countries, vocational training or grants for starting a business have been effective policy tools for supporting women's paid … work. Mostly lacking, however, are job and business training programs that take into account how mothers' employment …

Millions of women continue to die during and soon after childbirth, even where the knowledge and resources to avoid … this are available. We posit that raising the share of women in parliament can trigger action. Leveraging the timing of … of young women of about 0.5 years. The results are robust to numerous robustness checks. They suggest a new policy tool …