show, using data from a purposefully designed nationally representative survey for Bangladesh, that among women of … childbearing age, son bias in stated fertility preferences has weakened and there is an emerging preference for gender balance. We … analysis, we show that in contrast to stated fertility preferences, actual fertility decisions are still shaped by son …

the affirmative. Specifically, nations with a history of women’s suffrage, greater representation of women in the … government, lower fertility rates, and better overall gender equality experienced lower income inequality, ceteris paribus. These … underinvesting in initiatives to empower women. …