, education, political empowerment and health. Key findings are: trade openness since 1970 reduced the gender gaps in wages and …This paper uses cross-country data to examine the long-term effect of trade openness on the gender gaps in wages … openness on the gender wage gap remained observable in later years (1980, 1990 and 2000), although it decreased in degree over …

effects on growth and well-being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries … that face severe competition from other low-wage countries reduces their bargaining power and inhibits closure of gender …

This study explores the effects of globalization on gender inequality. Specifically, we depict that, in terms of … capital market integration, globalization alters the gender gap in wage rates through changes in labor demand for capital … induces empirically observed declines in fertility rates throughout the world. …

effects on growth and well-being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries … that face severe competition from other low-wage countries reduces their bargaining power and inhibits closure of gender …

In this paper, we investigate whether gender norms and institutions act as a constraint to the performance of female … controlling for other factors that affect female businesses uniformly across all markets. We provide evidence that gender … inequality and institutional biases against women in trade partner countries play an important role in explaining gender …

In this paper, we investigate whether gender norms and institutions act as a constraint to the performance of female … controlling for other factors that affect female businesses uniformly across all markets. We provide evidence that gender … inequality and institutional biases against women in trade partner countries play an important role in explaining gender …

How far is the world away from ensuring that every child obtains the basic skills needed to be internationally … competitive? And what would accomplishing this mean for world development? Based on the micro data of international and regional … skills for 159 countries that cover 98.1% of world population and 99.4% of world GDP. We find that at least two-thirds of the …

In this paper, we study foreign ownership as a vehicle for transferring gender norms across international borders …. Specifically, we analyze how the wage differential between men and women in Swedish firms is affected by the degree of gender … inequality in the home country of foreign investors. The results suggest that gender norms of the home country matter-the gender …

economic growth. Substantial gender wage gaps contribute significantly to overall wage inequality. We look at an often …-overlooked driver of gender inequality: international trade. Trading firms constitute 70 per cent of employment in South African … universe of formal South African manufacturing firms, we show that these firms exhibit greater gender wage gaps than non …