This paper examines whether globalization promotes female empowerment by improving the jobs available to women … Myanmar. In this study, restricting to garment factory neighborhoods, we find that women living near exporting factories are …

increasing presence of first mover migrant women (coming from Latin America and Eastern Europe) is associated with higher …

increasing presence of first mover migrant women (coming from Latin America and Eastern Europe) is associated with higher …

the legal right to divorce, historically advocated by women emancipation movements. …

women's well-being and economic status. The analysis focuses on the impact of proximity to mineral deposits and active mines … on various measures of women's agency and health in India. Identification leverages the plausibly exogenous spatial … variation in the occurrence of mineral deposits across districts. Results indicate that women's outcomes improve in the vicinity …

This study examines the determinants of women's empowerment in Rwanda using data obtained from DHS 2010. A regression … analysis is used to investigate the association between women's empowerment and its covariates. The study also uses a … association with women's empowerment while other variables such as residence and the age at first marriage were negatively …

This study examines the determinants of women's empowerment in Rwanda using data obtained from DHS 2010. A regression … analysis is used to investigate the association between women's empowerment and its covariates. The study also uses a … association with women's empowerment while other variables such as residence and the age at first marriage were negatively …

gender equality and empower all women and girls," with variable political commitments and low data availability across … women’s empowerment and challenges related to measuring women’s empowerment at the national level. Results focus on … barriers to collecting data on women’s empowerment requires collaboration across government agencies and with external …