This paper seeks to fill a knowledge gap relative to the low uptake of services for women living in situations of … violence. The phenomenon is observed in many countries, including in Brazil, despite its robust legal framework to prevent and … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of …

on household income of a rural program in China that focuses on increasing women's economic and social participation in … the local community. They find that the program substantially increases women's participation and household income, and …

of operations is consistently identified as a major issue. This paper uses a mixed methods approach to assess how women … entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what hinders other women from doing so …. The study finds that women who cross over into male-dominated sectors make as much as men, and three times more than women …

Agricultural extension has not been particularly kind to Africa's women farmers. On a continent where women produce 90 …. Numerous case studies have pointed out the "gender gap" that exists in the provision of extension services to women farmers …. Compared to male farmers or farming couples, women farmers receive far less attention from extension services, thus benefiting …

since the late 1980s. Despite rising growth, fertility decline, and rising wages and education levels, married women's labor … incomes and husband's education as well as the falling selectivity of highly educated women. On the demand side, the sectors …

traditional social institutions with negative effects on adult women's health and well-being. Using individual-level data for … Nigeria, the paper shows that, compared to women with first-born sons, women with first-born daughters have (and desire) more … children and are less likely to use contraceptives. Women with daughters among earlier-born children are also more likely to …

This paper is the first to show that excess mortality among adult women can be partly explained by strong preference … pooled individual-level data for India, the paper compares the age structure and anemia status of women by the sex of their … first-born and uncovers several new findings. First, the share of living women with a first-born girl is a decreasing …

Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially …-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban Ghana sought to understand the connections between women's businesses and … their households' management of economic resources. The findings show that women?s business decisions are influenced by: (1 …