juxtaposition of water infrastructure and gender differences at the household level. We use spatiotemporal data from the largest … gender disaggregated human development survey in India (2005-2012) and carry out econometric analyses using individual fixed … piped drinking water (IPDW) on employment and earnings by gender, the self-reported health of women, the prevalence of …

younger women, as well as a higher rate of returns on education for women, the gender earnings gap is still large: 20 … capital on the gender earnings gap, both within cohorts and across cohorts using regression, Oaxaca-Blinder, and Juhn …-Murphy-Pierce decomposition analyses. On the one hand, over the past few decades, Chinese women have staged a 'quiet revolution' in education and …

One of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals−gender parity in all levels of education−is widely considered to … ineffective in narrowing the gender gaps in academic performance and intrahousehold allocation of education resources. Gender … have been attained. However, measuring gender parity only through school enrollment is misleading, as girls may lag behind …

United States at the onset of formal education. Our identification strategy rests on the assumption that, conditional on …

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 …