market participation through gender lens. Results show that women's education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work … therefore suggest that, women need to be educated above secondary level to become visible in the labour market …

This paper investigates the consequences of sex imbalance in India's population for violence against women. We match … against women and marriage quality. We estimate that the elasticity of violence against women with respect to the surplus of … men age 20-24 is unity, and that this explains about 35% of the rise in gender-based violence since 1995. Although less …

Gender gaps in leadership roles may be reduced by increasing the number of women in career stages that typically … women to a career pipeline can reduce gender gaps in higher-ranking positions over time. Specifically, we examine the … precede high-status positions. This can occur by increasing the supply of experienced women, inspiring new female candidates …

gender: women’s political agency affects the education of a significantly larger number of girls than boys. Finally, none of …This paper contributes to the debate on the effects of women’s political representation. It has a threefold objective …: (1) to analyse whether the gender of elected politicians is relevant to the educational achievements of residents of the …

The paper examines the short-term implications of urbanization on women empowerment in India. In theory, urbanization … can affect women either positively or negatively. Women in urban areas, compared to their rural counterparts, are thought … women's empowerment remain widespread in urban environments. We measure urbanization using satellite-based nighttime light …

We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family … uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for …

How can infrastructure help to reduce the gender education gap in developing countries? In this paper, I analyze the …-weather roads. Their net secondary school enrollment rate increased by over 87 percent, reducing the respective gender education gap …

gender gaps in financial access. Results suggest that anincrease in women entrepreneurs access to formal credit results in …Gender gaps in womens' economic opportunities-labor market and entrepreneurship-have remained high inIndia. Lack of … adequate collateral limits women entrepreneurs' ability to access formal finance, leaving them torely on informal sources …