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Polygamy and female labour supply in Senegal
Cudeville, Elisabeth; Guénard, Charlotte; Robilliard, … - 2017
In this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally … representative survey. In a reduced-form approach, we first measure the impact of polygyny on participation using a joint model of … spouse participation. The identification of the impact of polygyny relies on the use of district-level variables as …
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Civil wars and stumbling of patriarchal societies : the reconstruction of gender relations in post-conflict Liberia
Larmin, Augustine T.; Banini, Daniel Kofi - 2022
This research project traces how women's participation in the Liberian civil wars, as combatants and peace agents, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of rebel groups, emphasizing how women operate...
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Divorce, abortion and children's sex ratio : the impact of divorce reform in China
Sun, Ang; Zhao, Yaohui - 2014
This paper explores how the relative circumstances of men and women following marital dissolution affect sex-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property rights after separation. We use this improvement in...
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Globalization and social change : gender-specific effects of trade liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Pieters, Janneke; Sparrow, Robert - 2017
We analyse the gender-specific effects of trade liberalization on work participation and hours of work and primary participation in domestic duties in Indonesia. We show that female work participation increased in relative terms in regions that were more exposed to input tariff reductions,...
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Missing from the market : purdah norm and women's paid work participation in Bangladesh
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2016
Despite significant improvement in female schooling over the last two decades, only a small proportion of women in South Asia are in wage employment. We revisit this puzzle using a nationally representative data set from Bangladesh. Probit regression results show that even after accounting for...
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Missing from the market : purdah norm and women's paid work participation in Bangladesh
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2017
Despite significant improvement in female schooling over the last two decades, only a small proportion of women in South Asia are in wage employment. We revisit this puzzle using a nationally representative data set from Bangladesh. Probit regression results show that even after accounting for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110131
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British colonialism and women empowerment in India
Nandwani, Bharti; Roychowdhury, Punarjit - 2023
This paper examines the long-term link between British colonialism and women empowerment in India. We compare women's contemporary economic outcomes across areas that were under direct British colonial rule with areas that were under indirect colonial rule. Controlling for selective annexation...
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Mothers at peace : international peacebuilding and post-conflict fertility
Bove, Vincenzo; Di Salvatore, Jessica; Elia, Leandro; … - 2023
A considerable body of empirical evidence indicates that conflict affects reproductive behaviour, often resulting in an increased fertility rate due to higher child mortality and limited access to healthcare services. However, we know much less about the effect of peace in a post-conflict...
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Women's Political Participation and Intrahousehold Empowerment : Evidence from the Egyptian Arab Spring
Bargain, Olivier - 2018
Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women's perception about their own rights and role. We question whether these events have translated into better outcomes within Egyptian households. We conjecture that potential changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918222
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Women's political participation and intrahousehold empowerment : evidence from the Egyptian Arab Spring
Bargain, Olivier; Boutin, Delphine; Champeaux, Hugues - 2018
Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women's perception about their own rights and role. We question whether these events have translated into better outcomes within Egyptian households. We conjecture that potential changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865179