This paper studies the effect of trade liberalization on an under-explored aspect of wage inequality - gender … gender. A reduction in tariffs induces more productive firms to modernize their technology and enter the export market. New … relative wage and employment of women improves in blue-collar tasks, but not in white-collar tasks. We test our model using a …

growth of human capital and several of its constituent factors are broken down by gender and by region, and in some cases … capital have grown over time. The purpose is to identify the sources of human capital growth by region, gender, and various …

, prioritizing women when hiring for leadership positions. We establish that misperceptions of gender norms are pervasive across the … action, particularly among women, and underestimate support for basic rights. We provide evidence of gender stereotyping and … gender policies that are not necessarily favored by women themselves …

countries, absolutely and relative to a control group of single women without children. The cross-country differences in …

Reducing gender-specific commuting barriers in developing countries has complex and diverse effects on women's labor … findings highlight that alleviating commuting costs does not uniformly boost women's labor participation, as gender roles and … dynamics. We study a program that offers free bus rides for women in several Indian states (the Pink Slip program) using a …

The recession induced by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major declines in employment of women, both from the demand … facilities. We provide projections of possible impacts of this reduction on less-educated women's future human capital framed … modest on average but larger for married women than for unmarried women and for those working in COVID-impacted industries …

supply of high-skilled native women, has helped narrow the gender earnings gap in high-paying powered occupations, and that …-skilled women, are disproportionately represented in the household services sector, a global phenomenon that is seen to some extent …, immigrant workers allow high-skilled native women to reduce their unpaid household production and increase their participation …

Using comparable data for 24 countries since the 1970s, we document gender convergence in schooling, employment and … family policies on women's careers and children's wellbeing. There is to date little or no evidence of beneficial effects of … changes, family policies and gender equality …

Women's contribution to the economy has been markedly underestimated in predominantly agricultural societies, due to … work in family farms and non-farm businesses. The resulting measure of hours traces a U-shape for women, with a modest …, while marketization reallocates labor from home to market services. Given gender comparative advantages, the first channel …

partnership with a Spanish-speaking online platform for technology positions, ads randomly selected to use gender-neutral language … similar numbers otherwise. In a separate survey experiment, gender-neutral language in ads increases interest and beliefs …