Employing economic and social globalization indicators, we empirically analyze whether globalization affects women … social globalization positively affects both women's economic and social rights, while the impact of economic globalization … disappears when controlling for social globalization. Furthermore, we find that social globalization also reduces "son preference …

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 …

'political' outcome, meaning that formulating the right policies can lead to a better and more just globalization. They recommend … by applying the appropriate policies a fairer globalization can be reached. This paper was written as an insight into the … work of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization 2004 that aims to provide a fairer globalization for …

jobs. We combine household survey data from 12 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Latin America, and sub …