landownership between women and men in African countries. The first section of the paper engages in a conceptual discussion of how …

a union has on the wages and benefits of women in the paid workforce. Even after controlling for factors such as age … female workers in unions relative to their non-union counterparts. The effect is particularly strong for women with lower …

STEM disciplines throughout the world. Although the participation of women in higher education has increased, they are … still underrepresented. Latin America is no exception. The untapped potential of fully trained and credentialed women … represents an important lost opportunity not only for women themselves but also for society as a whole. Although there is growing …

Despite the perceived importance of labor market opportunities in shaping married women's outside option, and their … for men and women on both working and non-working women's decision making power. The implications for children's health …

in the creation and implementation of public policies to encourage women to engage into business, and thereby stimulate … economic growth. The contribution of women in the labor market is becoming more relevant. We present analysis, challenges and … characteristics of women's contribution to the development of SMEs in Romania. …

traditional patriarchal canal management system by institutionalizing women as formal decision-makers and members of the … irrigation labor force in northern India. Based on a survey of 592 women in rural Himachal Pradesh, this paper quantitatively … analyses how these policies affect women’s engagement in formal political processes. Results indicate that factors from the …