among men and women in 60 countries, and determine whether women’s views on the subject differ significantly from men … beating to determine if women think differently about this issue than men; a longitudinal study to determine whether wife …

cultural practice toward gender equality and this effect is conditional on the level of democracy of a member state. However …, the joint effect of CEDAW and democracy does not seem to create any significant impact on women’s political and economic … rights, nor does CEDAW or democracy alone affect any dimension of the women’s rights. These results indicate that …

women's rights; in particular, (i) whether the effects are stronger if a member country has a higher level of democracy; and …. -- effectiveness of international human rights treaties ; women's rights ; social dimension ; democracy ; and reservations … Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), advocating the multiple dimensions of women's rights, affects the level of women's rights in a …

This paper reviews the literature on gender and culture. Gender gaps in various outcomes (competitiveness, labor force … the level of development, women's education, the expansion of the service sector, and discrimination. More recent … literature has argued that gender differences in a variety of outcomes could reflect underlying cultural values and beliefs. This …

stagnation in the share of women among economics Ph.D.s in recent years, there has been a remarkable rise in gender …-related dissertations in economics over time and in many sub-fields. Women economists are significantly more likely to write gender … names, we investigate the connection between the gender of economics dissertators and dissertation topics. Despite …

Women's voices are likely to be even more absent from economic debates than headline figures on female under …-representation suggest. Focusing on a panel of leading economists we find that men are more willing than women to express an opinion and are … more certain and more confident in their opinions, including in areas where both are experts. Women make up 21 per cent of …