terrorism, where (1) Islamist terrorists use violence to curb women's rights because they consider modern notions of gender …We investigate the effect of Islamist terrorist activity on women's economic, political and legal position in society … groups is associated with lower levels of women's empowerment and rights. Various instrumental-variable approaches yield the …

the affirmative. Specifically, nations with a history of women’s suffrage, greater representation of women in the … underinvesting in initiatives to empower women. …

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of … Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence … correlated with a reduction of the probability of electoral violence across the continent by around 4.2 percentage points. Our …

processes in three Asian countries (China, India and Indonesia) and on three different issues: violence against women, domestic …This paper aims to understand how policy change for women's rights occurs, and what factors and conditions facilitate … explores the range of actors that mobilize for/against gender equality policy change, with a particular focus on women …

Do policies and institutions that promote women's economic empowerment have a long-term impact on intimate partner … violence? We address this question by exploiting a natural experiment of history in Cameroon. From the end of WWI until 1961 … regimes opened up divergent economic opportunities for women in an otherwise cul- turally and geographically homogeneous …

Gender-based Violence (GBV) is the most egregious manifestation of gender inequality and an alarming global public … health, human rights and development challenge. It is most often perpetrated against women and girls. This note reviews …. Institutionalizing GBV prevention and response across sectors, supported by adequate financing, can help prevent violence. Investments in …