We construct a new dataset on the presence of women on central bank monetary policy committees for a set of 103 … countries, over the period 2002-2016. We document an increasing share of women in monetary policy committees, which is mainly … associated with a higher overall presence of women in central banks and less so with other institutional factors or country …

existence of networks that support women's rise and the governance of the central bank. The analysis uses new panel data that … women and the central bank has more independence …

and examines whether monetary policy affects the investment decisions of women and men differently. While monetary policy … of men and women who invest in stocks. Therefore, increasing stock market participation of women can help prevent the … potential driver of gender wealth inequality, since women are known to be more risk averse, less financially literate, and to …