We examine the gender legacy of past institutions by comparing Italian municipalities located in a narrow band across …

transformation, 2008 - 14. We find that while the economic situation of women has improved, significant gender disparities remain …This paper examines gender inequality and female empowerment in rural Viet Nam. Using an extensive panel dataset on 2 …,181 households, we examine how the welfare of women living in rural areas has evolved during a period of dramatic rural …

The Global Gender Gap report 2020 points to the fact that gender gaps in the economic sphere have widened over the … years, both globally and in India. There is a need to conceptualise and analyse progress on gender and economic equality and … empowerment of women (GEEEW) in the Indian context, and examine if commitments in this regard under the Convention on Elimination …

whether development aid given for gender equality objectives leads to progress in women’s legal rights in recipient countries … gendered aid on changes in women’s rights. Our findings show that gender-focused aid has a positive impact on the de …We study the role of development cooperation in improving women’s economic rights in non-OECD countries and assess …

grapple with important gender inequalities. This paper examines, first, the evolution and effects of Tanzania's social …Tanzania has expanded its social protection framework significantly over the past decade, but the country continues to … protection policies since the 2000s, from the perspective of working-age women. Drawing on a scoping review of diverse evidence …

design and outcomes. This constitutes a key challenge in Tanzania, where women and femaleheaded households are constrained by … needs to be done to enhance women's access to assets, skills training, and better-quality employment. Further gender …Tanzania has experienced relatively strong and stable economic growth accompanied by social stability over the past two …

This study investigates the determinants of women empowerment among refugee women living in Nairobi, Kenya. First, the … women empowerment among refugees living in Nairobi was six percent. In addition, the study finds evidence that age; the … gender of the household head; the education level of the refugee woman; employment status; and the education of the household …

Women do not receive the same property rights protections as men in many countries. Given the importance of sound … first test of the importance of women’s property rights for economic growth in a large panel of countries. Women’s property … rights are significantly associated with growth even controlling for the effect of men’s rights. The association for women is …

The paper examines the impact of a rural roads construction program in India on women's outcomes. While spatial … integration can provide women with increased education and employment opportunities, the extent of benefits might be limited by … underlying gender norms. We identify the impact of the policy by exploiting the program rule that assigned roads based on the …

The objective of this study is to determine how perception of corruption affects the relationship between women …'s empowerment and gender inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. To do this, it uses two estimators of the generalized method of moments … gender inequalities in countries working to fight corruption. Especially regarding economic empowerment, a government …