by raising their skill levels. This is the most effective way to get people out of poverty. Education is the area where … is increasing rapidly, and to close the gender gap in the labour market. The health and pension systems play a …

pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion reflecting a large education premium for those with higher education …

Sweden ranks among the best OECD countries in terms of gender equality. Women have a high employment rate, outperform … men in education and are well represented in government and parliament. Nevertheless, without further policy measures … entrepreneurs. Hence, there is scope to make further progress on gender equality. The share of the parental leave reserved for each …

We study whether student-advisor gender and race composition matters for publication productivity of Ph.D. students in … introduction of doctoral programs in this country. We investigate the joint effects of gender and race for the whole sample and … female students working with male advisors when looking at the joint effects of gender and race for the white-white and black …

This study investigates empirically whether and how the use of gender-neutral language affects the performance of women …'s standardized college admission tests amended the language used in its exams, making test language more gender neutral. We find that … the change to a more gender-neutral language was associated with a significant improvement in the performance of women on …