households, and yet more than 70 percent of the people who turned up for work were women. The present paper evaluates the … problems, is well received by participants, and serves the needs of women particularly well. Some of the benefits women report … empowerment through work. -- Argentina ; Jefes y Jefas ; Public Employment ; Women …

subordinate position of women carpet weavers within the household; as a form of employment, it has hardly affected the social …

for genderinformed public job creation in areas that mitigate the time-taxʺ burdens of women, and examines a South African …

Using data from the Bicol region of the Phillipines, we examine why women are more educated than men in a rural …, agricultural economy in which women are significantly less likely than men to participate in the labor market. We hypothesize that … educational homogamy in the marriage market and cross-productivity effects in the household allow Filipino women to reap …

Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family … countries, vocational training or grants for starting a business have been effective policy tools for supporting women's paid … affects child welfare. Access to free or subsidized public childcare can increase women's labor force participation and …

gender, previous literature suggests that women and men may have different policy preferences and women give more priority to …

that utilization of statutory parental leave decreases women's probability to switch into self-employment. This effect is …

be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and …, preventing women from actually moving abroad. …