This study on the economics of gender differences examines whether the mining industry acts as a blessing or curse for … women's well-being and economic status. The analysis focuses on the impact of proximity to mineral deposits and active mines … on various measures of women's agency and health in India. Identification leverages the plausibly exogenous spatial …

traditional gender norms. These findings suggest that expectations regarding returns in the marriage market may influence women …While it is well-acknowledged that the gendered division of labor within marriage adversely affects women's allocation … of time to market work, there is less evidence on how extant social norms can influence women's work choices pre …

prioritization of leader competence over gender, boosting the share of women among candidates and state parliamentarians and the … other traits, such as gender? We answer this question by examining the impact of a successful school-expansion program on … the likelihood of women being elected to state legislatures in India. We show that the program increased voter …

state of residence. Overall, the results suggest that policies that aim to increase women's education and promote gender …-in-law's presence consistently diminishes the daughter-in-law's engagement in paid work and increases both women's time spent on …

via women's labour force participation. Using data from the Young Lives Study and taking advantage of the spatial and … for females. -- labour ; education ; gender ; bargaining …

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 …

The paper has presented an empirical picture of inequalities, both within and outside the labour market for women, from … gender relations emerging within the framework of overlapping social stratification in rural India. Analysis is based on … participation of women in labour force varies across economic classes, social groups, religions, regions and the rural urban divide …

women pradhans, I estimate the effect of the Panchayati Raj institutions on age and autonomy over marriage. Results indicate … that women in local government decrease the likelihood of child marriage, and increase the age at first marriage and gauna …. The effects seem to be driven by changes in gender and cultural norms, because there is a reduction in the prevalence of …