outside established Western democracies. In the 2015 Egyptian parliament, women representation achieved an all-time high of 14 … authors examine whether this increased representation led to any change in inclusion of more women's issues in the legislative … MPs. The authors draw on the extensive literature on women's representation, giving special attention to the structure …

to the 'early' industrializing countries of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows that women are far more … greater equality is rooted in educational opportunities; and argues that both educational provision, and women's entry into … developing economies. -- elites ; higher education ; women ; development ; economic history ; families …

women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a … employment: whereas in high-income economies reduced employment in contact-intensive services had a large impact on women, this … sector plays a minor role in low-income countries. Another difference is that women's employment rebounded much more quickly …

This paper investigates both the added worker effect (the labour supply responses of women to their partners' job … women in Australia, with the emphasis on the former. We focus on the partnersﾒ involuntary job loss experiences, and analyse … women's labour market activities in the periods before and after their partnersﾒ job loss. By estimating fixed effects …

-studies, we find that education is not a driver of female labour participation in low-skilled jobs. Women from wealthier … dominance reduce women's labour force participation. Women who earn off-farm income are strengthened in their intra …