Many countries remain far from achieving gender equality in the classroom. Using data from 126 countries, we … characterize the evolution of gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries between 1960 and 2010. We document five facts. First …, gender gaps widened as more boys went to school, then narrowed as girls enrolled; thus, gender gaps got worse before they got …

This paper uses cross-country data to examine the long-term effect of trade openness on the gender gaps in wages …, education, political empowerment and health. Key findings are: trade openness since 1970 reduced the gender gaps in wages and … openness on the gender wage gap remained observable in later years (1980, 1990 and 2000), although it decreased in degree over …

While gender gaps in average math performance are close to zero in developed countries, women are still strongly … wide range of societal inequalities that are not directly related to gender. It is also observed in other parts of the … science and reading. Such findings highlight how differences in socio-economic and cultural factors can affect gender gaps in …

endowments and learning productivity, although the largest part remains unexplained. Countries' general level of gender (in …

A review of the recent evaluation evidence on financial services and training interventions questions their gender …. These features help women overcome gender-related constraints. However, when social norms are too restrictive, and women are … de-biasing service provision, which can be gender biased; lastly, whenever possible, results should be sex …

This paper deals with factors determining work-related gender attitudes. With the spread of emancipative values the … difference between gender roles is becoming more vague but is still strongly dependent upon country characteristics. While gender … characteristics among factors determining gender attitudes in different types of countries. More specifically, we focus on the …

centuries, we conduct the first quantitative exploration of the gender gap among classical composers. We use the length of a … gender gap with a focus on the development of composers' human capital through families, teachers, and institutionalized … of teachers vary by the gender of the composer but the effects of parents do not, and while musician mothers and female …

The economics literature on gender has expanded considerably in recent years, fueled in part by new sources of data …, including from experimental studies of gender differences in preferences and other traits. At the same time, economists have … culture and social norms. Despite these innovations much of the economics of gender has been left behind, and still employs a …

), Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Gender Development Index (GDI). In the paper GDI and GII … indices for Poland. Additionally, this article wants to evaluate reduction of gender inequality in Poland. …

gender gap varies to a great extent between countries. While the existing literature explains these differences as being … like tracking, grade retention, and individualised teaching practices. The gender test score gap is analysed in math … extent of the gender gap is indeed associated with certain characteristics of the various education systems. First, applying …