Violence against women is acknowledged globally as a fundamental human rights violation. Gender-Based Violence [GBV] is prevalent across high, middle, and low-income countries. It produces high economic costs in terms of expenditures on service provisions, lost income, and decreased...

This paper addresses the behavioral puzzle of women's preference for competition when competitors are also women. Using a framed field experiment with 883 non-standard subjects, we show that none of the determinants of competitive behavior in general, including ability, self-confidence and risk...

This paper addresses the behavioral puzzle of women’s preference for competition when competitors are also women. Using a framed field experiment with 883 non-standard subjects, we show that none of the determinants of competitive behavior in general, including ability, self-confidence and...

Background: Women have the highest rate of HIV incidence and are a priority group for HIV prevention measures. The female condom is the only available product specifically for women, however, phase 3 trials are testing the effectiveness of microbicides and the diaphragm in preventing...

This article identifies factors which contribute to households’ willingness to pay for improving and protecting a multiple-use water scheme in Ethiopia. It does so through descriptive statistics, a probit model and contingent valuation methods complemented with qualitative data. Estimates...