inequities. We then go on to consider possible explanations for the continuing gender differences and some of the empirical …

In the last decades the US economy experienced a rise in female labor force participation, a reversal of the gender … education gap and a closing of the gender wage gap. Importantly, these changes occurred at a substantially different pace over …. Given the observed US technical change process, the model replicates (1) over half of the narrowing gender wage gap, (2 …

for low female work participation. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) Employment Unemployment Survey (EUS) unit … market participation through gender lens. Results show that women's education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work …

show that social norms, attitudes towards women in the society and public policies are important determinants of these …

Measuring gender inequality and women's empowerment is essential to understand the determinants of gender gaps …, evaluate policies and monitor countries' progress. With this aim, over the past two decades, research has mainly been directed … perspective to the current debate on measuring gender inequality in human development. As a starting point, we develop a simple …

This paper examines gender differences in perceptions of the fairness of one's own pay. Theoretically, we draw on two … employees. They might be more aware of the societal debate about gender discrimination and "aim higher" in setting their … aspirations for appropriate rewards for their skills. …

technology and markets, and contextual factors such as legal and regulatory constraints, social norms, access to care, and gender …

This paper contributes to closing a knowledge gap on gender, entrepreneurship and development by linking the … entrepreneurial productivity to start-up capital and skills. The empirical analysis of a survey of entrepreneurs in Swaziland …

. First, the chapter discusses the links between gender and economic development in employment and social protection, followed … with recommendations for gender-sensitive programmes and policies that can be used by governments to fast-track economic …This chapter argues that gender equality and economic development are tightly intertwined, and that gender aspects …