for men. As a result, the gender wage gap is smaller in STEM jobs than in non-STEM jobs.Women hold a disproportionately … possible factors contributing to the discrepancy of women and men in STEM jobs, including: a lack of female role models, gender … competitiveness. Yet women are vastly underrepresented in STEM jobs and among STEM degree holders despite making up nearly half of the …

This paper empirically investigates whether globalization can improve women's rights. Using panel data from 150 … countries over the 1981-2008 period, I find that social globalization positively affects women's economic and social rights …. When controlling for social globalization however, economic globalization does not have any effect on women's rights …

This article investigates women's economic, political, and social rights in both home and destination countries as … women's economic and social rights at home improve, they are less likely to leave, but women's political rights are a push … factor. Women's economic rights in destination countries attract female migrants of all education levels but more so those …

household patterns placed women into a better position to struggle for more gender equality during the subsequent transitions …Reviewing the burgeoning literature on the deep historic roots of gender inequality, we theorize and provide evidence …) various gender-egalitarian outcomes today. The CW-condition is a specific climatic configuration that combines periodically …

Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on women’s rights. By measuring commitments to CEDAW based on reservations made by states, this … paper tests whether the convention enhances women’s economic, social, and political rights. Using panel data for up to 147 … countries for the period of 1981-2007, my findings suggest that CEDAW improves women’s social rights advocating changes in …

respect to gender equality compared to Sweden and Norway, countries with conscription or men and women, and Iceland, a country …We document that existing gender equality indexes do not take into account gender-specific mandatory peace …-time conscriptions. This suggests that gender-specific conscription is not considered to be an important gender issue. If an indicator …

This paper examines peer effects on students' gender norm perceptions and skills formation. I use a Uruguayan … leads to more progressive gender norms. Furthermore, these effects in gender perceptions are driven mostly by male students … to female peers operates not only by reducing traditional gender perceptions but also by changing actual behaviour …

In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic … development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over … the long run. Among the many plausible mechanisms through which inequality between men and women affects the aggregate …

inclination to compete in the gender-balanced society. We also find that women's decisions in our experiment are optimal more …Can gender-balanced social norms mitigate the gender differences in competitiveness that are observed in traditional … patriarchic as well as in modern societies? We experimentally assess men's and women's preferences to compete in a traditional …