This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants’ gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …

and violence, and the experience of women of color. Part 4 covers gender behavioral differences. Part 5 presents studies …This chapter provides a bird's eye view of the literature on gender discrimination. The presentation of studies is … grouped into five parts. Part 1 presents evidence of gender discrimination measured via various dimensions in various …

This paper examines gender differences in perceptions of the fairness of one's own pay. Theoretically, we draw on two … so far separate strands of literature, on women's alleged greater tolerance for lower wages ("contented female worker … previous studies by not simply assessing whether women are as likely as men to perceive their pay as unfair. Instead, we use an …

experiment we let subjects choose how often they want to play a risky skill game. We find that women play only half as many … rounds in risky skill games if the influence of chance is large. There is no gender difference if the influence of chance is …

that in households where women participate in children's education decisions and where women are aware of gender equality … of women's empowerment and to understanding of the mechanisms to achieve gender equality in education. …In this paper, we test if households where women participate in decisions regarding children's education and allocation …

Reducing the gender gap in education is a primary goal for many countries. Two major challenges for many girls are the …

Reducing the gender gap in education is a primary goal for many countries. Two major challenges for many girls are the …

whether, and to what extent, does the incidence of early marriage shape the married women's perspectives on gender preference … in perpetuating disproportionate preference for boys. Women who married before turning 18 not only state a greater desire … with 7.7 - 12.5% higher incidence of fertility discontinuation among women without a son. This son-preferring behaviour is …

This paper examines the impact of gender based violence against women and girls (GBV), in the environment the children …