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Drawing on two data sources from across Europe, we show that both bequest motives of parents and children's gender … gender compositions for two fictitious children, hypothetical bequests are most unequally divided under the exchange motive … while children's gender composition matters more under the altruistic motive. Fictitious parents favour daughters regardless …
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) adjustments differ sharply by gender, reflecting strong gender segregation within firms; (iii) longer leave entitlements extend …
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markers, are more gender-regressive. This is potentially a mechanism for the inter-generational transmission of gendered norms. …
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We study whether commuting barriers constrain women's labor supply in urban Pakistan. We randomize offers of gender …-segregated or mixed-gender commuting services at varying prices. Women-only transport more than doubles job application rates, while … mixed-gender transport has minimal effects on men's and women's application rates. Women value the women-only service more …
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We examine gender gaps in early childhood cognitive and social-behavioral skills across several Latin American and … developmental measures and are less likely to exhibit externalizing behaviors. Furthermore, these gender gaps generally remain …
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This paper assesses the structure and quality of self-employment in India over a decade. India, historically, has had a much larger share of workers who are self-employed and a smaller proportion of wage and salaried workers. This structure of labour force participation has not shifted much in...
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associated with seeking competition violate gender-specific norms. Meanwhile, men encounter a double-edged sword: while seeking …
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During the first half of the twentieth century, many US states enacted laws restricting women's labor market opportunities, including maximum hours restrictions, minimum wage laws, and night-shift bans. The era of so-called protective labor laws came to an end in the 1960s as a result of civil...
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. After differentiating between smaller and larger municipalities, gender influence is studied along two dimensions: the mayor …, that gender‐balanced governments induce PBCs. In larger municipalities, when the share of women in government is above 60 …‐mandatory. These findings are generally supported in a mixed‐gender close election analysis. …
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