. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as … more detail specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women’s employment. I present examples of policies … well as how gender norms differ substantially across societies at the same level of economic development. I then discuss in …

. First, the chapter discusses the links between gender and economic development in employment and social protection, followed …This chapter argues that gender equality and economic development are tightly intertwined, and that gender aspects … explaining how gender equality and economic development influence each other. In particular, the framework emphasizes the …

A kind of gender revolution is passing through various countries in various continents. By being offered free access to … assess the role of gender equity and uniquely women entrepreneurship in the process of socio-economic development. Implying a … set of variables, treated as proxies of gender equality and women entrepreneurship, we estimate their coherence with socio …

This study explores how domestic violence and female employment interact and impact female economic empowerment in …, and Southeast Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Latin America), the effect of women's employment on reported domestic …'s employment, which might bias the relationship between employment and domestic violence. The study also attempts to do an in …

and an increase in the gender employment gap. In line with the literature, we find evidence that the unequal distribution …This paper analyses the difference in short-term employment recovery between young men and women in India, Peru and … the change in the employment gap in India. Contrary to the previous literature, however, we find little evidence that the …

businesses or on farms, are engaged in low-income self-employment activities, or work in low-paid wage employment. In some … work. Mostly lacking, however, are job and business training programs that take into account how mothers' employment …

use of modern contraceptive methods, and rejection of traditional gender views. At the same time, however, the findings …

Female-to-male employment in Senegal increased by 14 percentage points between 2006 and 2011. During the same period … years of education of the working age population increased 27 percent for females and 13 percent for males, reducing gender … employment in Senegal. To that end, we build an overlapping generations model that captures barriers that women face over their …