We study the role of development cooperation in improving women’s economic rights in non-OECD countries and assess … whether development aid given for gender equality objectives leads to progress in women’s legal rights in recipient countries … gendered aid on changes in women’s rights. Our findings show that gender-focused aid has a positive impact on the de …

donors indeed give more aid to countries with larger gender gaps ('need') in education, health, employment, or women's rights …

)equality and women's empowerment across 118 countries from 2009 to 2022, primarily low-income nations, we employ panel fixed …

-traditional aid targeted at women and children. In general, we find that non-traditional aid to developing countries is positively …

-country comparisons, measuring an average community effect around projects. We find increased opportunities for women to work outside the … household, which could strengthen their bargaining power. However, we find mixed results in terms of the impact on women …