Effectively implemented gender-focused interventions can have substantial social benefits when supported by the necessary legal and institutional framework, judging from this rural program in China. Using household data specifically collected for the purpose of evaluation, Coady, Dai, and Wang...

There is increasing interest in whether improving the participation of women in government will lead to more gender equality. We test this with data collected from South India, using a natural experiment that randomly reserves one-third of all presidencies in democratically elected village...

Using household data specifically collected for the purpose of evaluation, the authors empirically evaluate the impact on household income of a rural program in China that focuses on increasing women's economic and social participation in the local community. They find that the program...

Die Erhöhung der Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen ist eines der vorrangigen Ziele der Europäischen Beschäftigungsstrategie, mit dem nicht nur die Chancengleichheit zwischen den Geschlechtern, sondern auch wirtschaftliche Zielsetzungen (Erhöhung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Finanzierbarkeit des...

We analyze the determinants of female labor market participation for different age-groups in the European Union. We show that female participation is positively affected by tertiary education at any age. But upper secondary education increases participation only up to an age of 40 while after...