women's participation over 2011-13. We exploit the geographical heterogeneity along these two margins to conduct a double …Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women … difference analysis using data surrounding the period. We find a significant improvement in women's final say regarding decisions …

Although many political authorities endorse the basic goal of parity between men and women across the board, reality … women. Divided among the six parties with the greatest likelihood of being elected to the Bundestag, a total of 1,979 people … are running for office in the upcoming election. Of these, 35.7 percent are women. An analysis of the lists of candidates …

This study examines the effects of communal violence on women’s marital outcomes. Using individual-level survey data … from India and a difference-in-differences approach, the study shows that women’s age of marriage decreased, and the … synthetic control methods suggest that these effects are prominent two years after the riots and have increased over time. Women …

Divorce and widowhood followed by remarriage are common for women in Africa. A key question is how such discontinuous … marital trajectories affect women's wellbeing. Women's marital trajectories in Senegal are described and correlated with … widowhood as well as subsequent remarriage is documented. Poorer women are more vulnerable to both dissolution and remarriage …

This research project traces how women's participation in the Liberian civil wars, as combatants and peace agents … role of women in organized armed groups, there are few accounts of how their participation in the conflict may undermine …, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of …

usually end up joining the informal labour force. Qualitative evidence reveals that displaced women are better suited to …-skilled occupations. Our study uses this exogenous change in female labour force participation to test how it affects female bargaining … power within the household. Our results show that female displaced women work longer hours, earn similar wages and …

usually end up joining the informal labor force. Qualitative evidence reveals that displaced women are better suited to …-skilled occupations. Our study uses this exogenous change in female labor force participation to test how it affects female bargaining … power within the household. Our results show that female displaced women work longer hours, earn similar wages and …

-nurture interplay becomes stronger in more egalitarian environments that empower women, allowing genes to express themselves more fully …

-nurture interplay becomes stronger in more egalitarian environments that empower women, allowing genes to express themselves more fully …