This paper reviews the literature on gender and culture. Gender gaps in various outcomes (competitiveness, labor force … the level of development, women's education, the expansion of the service sector, and discrimination. More recent … article reviews the literature on the relevance of culture in the determination of different forms of gender gap. I examine …

Climate Change and violence are threats to the livelihood and economic sustainability of women and girls in Africa … society organizations in Africa. We discuss the concept and how it relates to girls and women in Africa, as well as, provide …

for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative, Nigeria This edited volume assesses the progress that sub-Saharan African … Tutelage for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative. … Development Goals in Africa…. A must-read for all those working in the field of sustainable development.” Michael Ngoasong, Gender …

This study establishes the influence of sex-based grammatical gender on gendered violence. We demonstrate a … statistically significant relationship between gendered language and the incidence of intimate partner violence in a cross … that speaking a gendered language is associated with the belief that intimate partner violence is justifiable. Our results …

Despite the continued popularity of cross national culture research across social sciences, the use of multidimensional …

disentangle the effects of culture, legal institutions, and poverty in driving violence. We address this problem by exploiting a …Can some acts of violence be explained by a society's quot;culturequot;? Scholars have found it hard to empirically …, quality), outliers, and team fixed effects. Reinforcing our claim that we isolate cultures of violence rather than simple rule …

Can some acts of violence be explained by a society's "culture"? Scholars have found it hard to empirically disentangle … the effects of culture, legal institutions, and poverty in driving violence. We address this problem by exploiting a …, quality), outliers, and team fixed effects. Reinforcing our claim that we isolate cultures of violence rather than simple rule …