The four essays collected in this volume aim is to shed some light on specific aspect in which women are discriminated … against (employment, education and access to health care) in developing countries and on the impact that gender inequalities … have on development. The first chapter investigates the impact of gender bias in education and employment on economic …

the labor division between women and men and show that shocks may disrupt long-standing gender roles. The results are …

employment and earnings of women, there is little evidence focusing on the post-communist region. This paper exploits the latest … probability of female employment relative to women with no small children. In particular, women with two children aged one to six … family and female employment in Mongolia in 2016. We examine the availability of childcare, social norms and attitudes …

-age women's labour supply decisions in India, where female labour force participation continues to decline over time. We find … for women aged 20-50, with the effect stronger for urban women. The effect is particularly strong if the pension …, leading to reduced labour supply by the elderly, allowing them to provide greater childcare support. The increase in women …