Women, as both producers and consumers of energy, are disproportionately affected by energy poverty. Women often face barriers to accessing sustainable clean energy resources due to inequities such as socio-cultural gender norms, limited financial resources, and unequal participation in...

This policy brief summarises key findings on gender gaps in paid and unpaid work, from the OECD report Gender Equality in a Changing World: Taking Stock and Moving Forward , identifying relevant social, economic and institutional factors preventing gender equality. It closes with relevant policy...

Men and women differ systematically in measures of patience, risk-taking, trust, and prosociality. While literature documents such gender gaps in numerous countries throughout the world, recent work suggests an association between these gender gaps and economic development, based on evidence of...

Men and women differ systematically in measures of patience, risk-taking, trust, and prosociality. While literature documents such gender gaps in numerous countries throughout the world, recent work suggests an association between these gender gaps and economic development, based on evidence of...

This paper estimates the gender gap in the performance of firms in Peru using representative data on both formal and informal firms. On average, informal female-led firms have lower sales, labor productivity, and profits compared to their male-led counterparts, with differences more pronounced...

This chapter critically examines the entangled dynamics of gender, global governance, and international human rights, arguing that gender is not a marginal issue but a foundational axis of power within the global order. Drawing on feminist international relations theory and intersectional...

This paper investigates the impact of financial inclusion on health and the gender-health differences in Ghana using microdata from the sixth wave of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS) and instrumental variable techniques. The findings reveal significant gender health differences, with...