countries have made towards gender equality and offers strategies that can be used to empower African women to contribute to the … Development Goals in Africa…. A must-read for all those working in the field of sustainable development.” Michael Ngoasong, Gender … for Women Empowerment in Africa Initiative, Nigeria This edited volume assesses the progress that sub-Saharan African …

leadership positions. Our results reveal that the gender of the dominant shareholder is key. The chief executive of firms with a …This paper uses worldwide firm-level data to scrutinize the governance factors that favor gender diversity in …

equality in Africa. However, the mechanisms behind this benign legacy and the contribution of missionary women, who constituted … of missions in colonial Africa, including the gender composition of their staff. In combination with contemporary survey …Christian missions, especially Protestants missions, have been shown to advance longrun education outcomes and gender …