force participation (FLFP) in conservative societies? To answer this question, we conducted a field experiment embedded in a … survey of female university students at a large public university in Saudi Arabia. We randomly provided one subset of … among those in the Control group are quite high, yet students underestimate the expected labor force attachment of their …

force participation (FLFP) in conservative societies? To answer this question, we conducted a field experiment embedded in a … survey of female university students at a large public university in Saudi Arabia. We randomly provided one subset of … in the Control group are quite high, yet students underestimate the expected labor force attachment of their female peers …

empowerment of women in host communities. We find positive effects of distant attacks on the economic well-being of women, their … show an increase in the risk that women experience domestic violence. We then examine forced displacement as a channel and …

With only 32% of active age women in the labor market, Guatemala is an upper middle-income country with one of the … was partly explained by the drastic increases in the school attainment of women, the reduction in fertility and the … show that social norms, attitudes towards women in the society and public policies are important determinants of these …

Women have historically been overlooked in research on social mobility. In contrast, new research focuses on the … intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes and norms as determinants of women's labour force participation in industrialized … pervasive and could potentially have greater impact in shaping women's labour force participation. The paper concludes with a …

more detail specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women’s employment. I present examples of policies …This paper discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor market in developing countries …. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as …