The status of women in economics in the US has come increasingly under the spotlight. We exploit high quality … administrative data to paint the first comprehensive picture of the status of women in UK academic economics departments in research …-intensive universities. Our evidence indicates that, as in the US, women in economics are under-represented and are paid less than men. The …

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 …

We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the historic preference for sons in …