We posit that historical resource scarcities played a role in the emergence of gender norms inimical to women that … historical availability of arable land, are statistically significantly negatively related to their present levels of gender … inequality, as gauged by the United Nations Development Programme's Gender Inequality Index. …

autocracy and a culture of collectivism. These are both associated with weaker female property rights. …

subjects condition their behaviour on the gender of their co-player. In order to identify the role of culture and gender norms … inequality aversion depending on the gender of their co-player, in a manner that is mediated by their culture and gender norms. …, we run the experiment in two countries, Norway and India, characterised by very different levels of gender inequality. We …

are still underrepresented in several occupations. In this article, the effect of gender norms on whether women enter male …-dominated occupations is analysed using differences in gender equality among early-arrival migrants. The variations in gender norms … occupational choices. Using data from the American Community Survey, it is found that greater gender equality in the country of …