Black women are exposed to multiple non-persistent endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) at higher concentrations compared with white women. Using baseline data from a prospective cohort study of reproductive-aged Black women (N= 751), we characterized profiles of EDC mixtures and identified...

Reducing the gender gap in education is a primary goal for many countries. Two major challenges for many girls are the distance to school and their safety when commuting to school. In Zambia, we studied the impact of providing a bicycle to a school-going girl who lives more than 3 km from the...

This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in Turkey. We exploit the largely exogenous and substantial increase in the openings of universities throughout Turkey. Based on the spatial and temporal variability of university...

Reducing the gender gap in education is a primary goal for many countries. Two major challenges for many girls are the distance to school and their safety when commuting to school. In Zambia, we studied the impact of providing a bicycle to a school-going girl who lives more than 3 km from the...

Although women earn approximately 50 percent of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) bachelor's degrees, more than 70 percent of scientists and engineers are men. We explore a potential determinant of this STEM gender gap using newly collected data on the career trajectories of...

Education plays a significant impact in determining gender roles in society and influencing the socioeconomic and health conditions of a community. Education, as a human right, benefits both men and women and, in the end, equalizes their relationships. Women's access to high-quality education is...