Our study is motivated by two disturbing evidences concerning women in India. On one hand, crime against women is on …. We estimate the extent to which the decline in WLFPR can be assigned to increasing instances of crime against women. We … argue that an increase in crime against women, increases the non-pecuniary costs of traveling to work, particularly in a …

Purpose This paper investigates the deterrence effect of development on crime against women in India. Specifically, the … significant determinant of almost all types of crime against women. Further, the study also finds the deterrence effect of … variables acting as development indicators such as women’s employment, the relative strength of women in the police force …

This study investigates whether including women in peace negotiations has facilitated lasting peace. We argue that … female negotiators and the action of women's civil society groups that advocate for gender-related provisions strengthen … equal societies that, in turn, makes peace more stable. This study applies a new approach in its analysis by linking women …

associated with women’s presence in leadership roles, global percentages of women in positions of power remain low. A number of … that prevent women from fully participating in public life.Although a rights-based approach is often advocated to remedy … gender disparities, an analysis of global data reporting percentages of women as heads of state and government, as well as in …

This paper examines the impact of war and armed conflicts on women and children. It examines how crimes against women … strategy. It also notes that women and children need to be discussed separately in such debates and to avoid labeling them as …

engage "women's rights" - focusing on sexual suffering and victimization -- to frame interventions, attract media and …