, and policy from a gender perspective. The global perspective provided through themes and authors is a very useful … vision of what "the economy" is, and how it works. Gender scholars are on the forefront of developing better, more … broadly into the myriad ways that gender shapes and alters economic lives and illuminates complex facets of the economic and …

We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities … of college education. Women outnumbered men in young rural-urban migrants in the early 2000s, but the surplus of young … women has recently disappeared. We propose that the temporary nature of migration and an earlier return time relative to men …

We investigate the historical determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in the late nineteenth century …

market participation through gender lens. Results show that women's education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work … therefore suggest that, women need to be educated above secondary level to become visible in the labour market …

We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities … of college education. Women outnumbered men in young rural-urban migrants in the early 2000s, but the surplus of young … women has recently disappeared. We propose that the temporary nature of migration and an earlier return time relative to men …

improves school attendance of young and teenage girls, but reduces school attendance of young women (ages 18-22). We also find … members may affect girls' and young women’s education: relaxation of budget constraints, increase in household work, change in …' schooling turns from positive to negative with girls' age; this implies that migration may be detrimental to women’s empowerment …

elementary-school children can increase children's interest in STEM with a specific focus on narrowing the gender gap. Coupling a … increases girls' interest in STEM and decreases the gender gap via an increase in STEM confidence. Our findings suggest that an … easy-to-implement digital intervention has the potential to foster gender equality for young children and can potentially …

the case for households with temporary migrants, suggesting that women's decision participation decreases gender … children's education. Second, it is tested if migration of men from households reduces gender inequality in households … various channels. Men's migration may lead to women taking over household decisions regarding education expenditures …

While, women have always ‘worked’, in their homes, in fields and in public spaces, their work has been undervalued and … invisible in national data accounting systems. Globally women are less likely than men to participate in the paid labour market …, etc. which is mostly denied to women. Also, even when they do enter the workforce, women’s work tends to mirror the roles …