This research project traces how women's participation in the Liberian civil wars, as combatants and peace agents … role of women in organized armed groups, there are few accounts of how their participation in the conflict may undermine …, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of …

This paper examines the impact of gender based violence against women and girls (GBV), in the environment the children …

Conditions we first show that high income married or cohabiting women do twice as much housework as single women in Southern … with respect to relative wages. We thus present positive evidence for the presence of a “second-shift” that women face in …

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 …

and violence, and the experience of women of color. Part 4 covers gender behavioral differences. Part 5 presents studies … on the experience of women trying to break the glass ceiling, as well as the differential effects of education on boys …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment—sibling sex composition—affects women’s gender conformity … first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their choice …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment - sibling sex composition - affects women's gender … for first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their …

women pradhans, I estimate the effect of the Panchayati Raj institutions on age and autonomy over marriage. Results indicate … that women in local government decrease the likelihood of child marriage, and increase the age at first marriage and gauna … the implementation of reserved seats for women in local government. …

significant and negative effect on women's participation in paid work. We do not find any evidence that purdah norm variable …Despite significant improvement in female schooling over the last two decades, only a small proportion of women in … regression results show that even after accounting for human capital endowments, women are systematically less likely to …

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 …