to the 'early' industrializing countries of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows that women are far more … important in business and politics in today's developing countries than they were in developed countries at a period when the … greater equality is rooted in educational opportunities; and argues that both educational provision, and women's entry into …

While a growing literature has shown that empowering women leads to increased short-term investments in children …, little is known about its long-term effects. We investigate the effect of women's political empowerment on children's human … exposure to women's suffrage during childhood leads to large increases in educational attainment for children from economically …