The transformation of women's lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and … economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first … into three broad sections-marriage and fertility; the labor market; and special topics and policy issues. Separate and …

confronting women throughout the world--including nonmarket scenarios, such as marriage, family, fertility choice, and bargaining … nonmarket domains. The author considers how women may be discriminated against in labor and credit markets, how their family and … social norms, economic outcomes for women remain markedly worse than for men. Drawing on insights from feminism …

The Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution addresses the financial rights and obligations of family participants … with respect to each other. But, legal regulation of families affects more than just family participants. It affects … the Principles expressly do not address these non-family relationships, the subjects the Principles do address necessarily …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …

, and the Meaning of (Commuter) Marriage -- 2. Virtually Together: Space, Place, and Communication Technologies -- 3. Nobody …. Who Benefits from (Commuter) Marriage? -- 6. "But Are They Happy?" -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Methodological Appendix …