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Beyond backlash : how gender quotas empower women and shape workplace atitudes in Japanese hiring

Nihonsugi, Tsuyoshi; Kamijo, Yoshio; Taguchi, Satoshi; … - 2026

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Merit, identity, and redistribution : experimental evidence on affirmative action

Deshpande, Ashwini; Gille, Veronique; Ramachandran, Rajesh - 2026

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Caste and meritocracy in India

Gupta, Bishnupriya; Munshi, Kaivan; Swapnil Singh - 2026

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Gender equality, disability, and social inclusion in the Philippines : progress, challenges, and opportunities in SDG 5 and SDG 10

Albert, Jose Ramon; Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie; … - 2025

This study examines the Philippines' progress toward achieving gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion (GEDSI) through an examination of available data on analysis of Goals 5 (Gender Equality) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2015...

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Unraveling gender norms : social and personal norms in the preferential promotion of women

Lago, Manuel E.; Samahita, Margaret; Doyle, Orla - 2025

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The short- and long-run effect of affirmative action : evidence from imperial China

Xue, Melanie Meng; Zhang, Boxiao - 2025

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Affirmative action around the world : insights from a new dataset (update)

Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Kim, Min J.; Schotte, Simone; … - 2024

Affirmative action, or positive discrimination favouring the members of marginalized populations, is a key policy approach to addressing group-based inequalities. It is adopted in dozens of countries around the world in the areas of, for instance, university enrolment, public employment, and...

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Can affirmative action overcome STEM gender inequality in Japan? : expectations and concerns

Yokoyama, Hiromi M.; Ikkatai, Yuko; McKay, Euan; Inoue, … - 2024

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The costs of affirmative action : evidence from a medical school lottery

Scheer, Bas; Hekkelman, Brinn; Kattenberg, Mark - 2024

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Diversity, equity and inclusion statements in recruitment materials : a systematic review and research agenda

Alahakoon, Thilini; Beatson, Amanda; Keating, Byron; … - 2024

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Affirmative action and private education expenditure by disadvantaged groups : evidence from India

Vinod, Athira - 2024

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Affirmative action and private education expenditure by disadvantaged groups : evidence from India

Vinod, Athira - 2024

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Legislative gender quota and female representation : evidence from ministerial appointments

Lee, Dongil - 2024

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Statistical discrimination and optimal mismatch in college major selection

Batistich, Mary Kate; Bond, Timothy N.; Linde, Sebastian; … - 2024

We develop a model of college major selection in an environment where firms and students have incomplete information about the student's aptitude. Students must choose from a continuum of majors which differ in their human capital production function and can act as a signal to the market....

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Affirmative action in Brazil : global lessons on racial justice and the fight to reduce social inequality

Francis-Tan, Andrew; Tannuri-Pianto, Maria - 2024

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Expansions, quality, and affirmative action in public higher education institutions

Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie; Cabuay, Christopher; Luzon, … - 2024

Public higher education institutions in the Philippines have experienced expansions in campuses, programs, and enrollments. Alongside these expansions are challenges that can limit the public higher education institutions' capacity to deliver quality education and ensure the disadvantaged...

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University admission : is achievement a sufficient criterion?

Tampieri, Alessandro - 2024

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The long-run impacts of banning affirmative action in US higher education

Antman, Francisca M.; Duncan, Brian; Lovenheim, Michael F. - 2024

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The long-run impacts of banning affirmative action in US higher education

Antman, Francisca M.; Duncan, Brian; Lovenheim, Michael F. - 2024

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The Long-Run Impacts of Banning Affirmative Action in US Higher Education

Antman, Francisca M.; Duncan, Brian; Lovenheim, Michael F. - 2024

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Relational responsibilisation and diversity management in the 21st century : the case for reframing equality regulation

Vincent, Steve; Lopes, Ana; Meliou, Elina; Özbilgin, … - 2024

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Beyond access : how gender equality and education shape the growth effect of ICT

Ihlasuddini, Habiba Nabila; Lee, Kang-Kook - 2026

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Technology adoption and women's rights : evidence from Switzerland

Brey, Björn; Cefala, Edoardo; García-Peñalosa, Cecilia - 2026

Gender equality and economic growth have historically tended to move together yet identifying causal effects has been difficult. This paper uses data on the support for female suffrage in Switzerland in order to explore the impact of technology adoption on gender norms. We argue that the early...

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Technology adoption and women's rights : evidence from Switzerland

Brey, Björn; Cefala, Edoardo; García-Peñalosa, Cecilia - 2026

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Advancing gender rights at the Human Rights Council in times of backlash strategies from the 59th session

Khan, Ayesha; Michalko, Ján - 2026

In a context of high polarisation and long-term tensions over advancing gender equality, this report examines how negotiations at the 59th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2025 achieved some key successes, and managed to hold the line on gender rights in the face of backlash. Based in...

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Women on the executive and supervisory boards of large companies : the upward trend of recent years has largely stalled

Antezza, Arianna; Meiner, Alina; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2026

The proportion of women on the executive and supervisory boards of Germany's largest private companies has risen considerably since data collection for the DIW Women Executives Barometer began 20 years ago. While it was just over one percent on the executive boards of Germany's 200...

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Beliefs about gender inequalities, narratives and support for gender quotas

Di Corato, Luca; Esposito, Federica; Montinari, Natalia - 2026

Gender quotas remain controversial despite evidence of their effectiveness in reducing labor-market gender inequality. We study how informational narratives about quotas affect support, and how effects depend on pre-existing causal beliefs about inequality. In a pre-registered survey experiment...

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Bridging disclosure and action : the role of intermediaries in gender pay gap regulation

Curtis, Sally; William, Jananie; Reibnitz, Anna von; … - 2026

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Invisible Barriers : How Gender Norms Impact Financial Inclusion

Singh, Nisha; Koning, Antonique; Ledgerwood, Joanna - 2026

This Focus Note includes illustrative examples from successful initiatives around the world that demonstrate the potential of these strategies—from digital financial solutions that respect privacy concerns to data-driven approaches that challenge institutional biases. Development actors,...

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Addressing Pluralistic Ignorance to Promote Gender Equality

Costenbader, Elizabeth; Levano Gavidia, Lorena; Muñoz … - 2026

Pluralistic ignorance is a social norms phenomenon in which people mistakenly believe that their personal preferences are not what most people around them support or prefer. This misalignment can lead individuals to adjust their behaviors away from their preferences. Pluralistic ignorance can...

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Kingdom of Lesotho Gender Dimensions of Trade Facilitation

2026

This study is one component of broader World Bank trade facilitation assistance program provided to the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (hereafter referred as Lesotho). This note presents key findings from the study, which focused on identifying the challenges faced by women owned, led or...

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Gender diversity improves performance but reinforces gendered roles

Shan, Xiaoyue - 2026

Does group gender diversity benefit individuals? I examine this question with a field experiment randomizing 3,060 students to small study groups at university entry. Assignment to mixed-gender rather than single-gender groups improves performance and well-being for both men and women:...

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Does board gender diversity improve other diversity issues? : the case of disability diversity compliance and washing

Ishida, Souhei; Kuroki, Makoto; Shuto, Akinobu - 2026

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Empowering women across generations : AI-enhanced learning for inclusive leadership development

Shouman, Lina; Vidal-Suñé, Antoni; Alarcón, Amado - 2026

Women are essential to the growth of any progressive society. Equal access to employment is necessary for both women's empowerment and global economic growth. However, discrimination against women persists at all career levels, making it challenging for them to overcome barriers to leadership...

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Revisiting Malta's gender pension gap statistics

Grech, Aaron G. - 2026

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Empires, gender attitudes and tolerance : Evidence from Romania

Nikolova, Elena; Plopeanu, Aurelian - 2026

This paper investigates how the historical institutional legacies of the Habsburg and Ottoman empires affect present-day attitudes toward women and minorities in Romania. We conduct a thorough historical analysis which shows that the institutional setup in the Ottoman part of Romania was more...

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Gender justice and the wellbeing economy : the feminist case for an alternative economic paradigm

Kabeer, Naila; Plomien, Ania - 2026

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Authority figures and the polarization of gender norms

Abboud, Ali; Bazzi, Samuel; Canaan, Serena; Deeb, Antoine; … - 2026

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Authority figures and the polarization of gender norms

Abboud, Ali; Bazzi, Samuel; Canaan, Serena; Deeb, Antoine; … - 2026

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Authority figures and the polarization of gender norms

Abboud, Ali; Bazzi, Samuel; Canaan, Serena; Deeb, Antoine; … - 2026

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Authority figures and the polarization of gender norms

Abboud, Ali; Bazzi, Samuel; Canaan, Serena; Deeb, Antoine; … - 2026

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Gleichstellungswirkungen von Budgetkonsolidierungen

Schratzenstaller, Margit; Bock-Schappelwein, Julia; … - 2026

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Are gender norms shaped by who earns more?

Brosch, Hanna; Grewenig, Elisabeth; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2026

Gender norms about parental labor supply are central to explaining persistent gender inequalities in the labor market, yet their causal determinants remain poorly understood. We examine whether people's gender attitudes are driven by mothers' and fathers' earnings, which may shape views about...

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Are gender norms shaped by who earns more?

Brosch, Hanna; Grewenig, Elisabeth; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2026

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Empowering women : the impact of road infrastructure and trade liberalization on gender equality : evidence from Ethiopia

Gebre, Wondatir A.; Chakraborty, Pavel - 2026

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Gender equality and innovation : evidence from UK companies

Bukowski, Paweł; Wei, Hannah Yi - 2026

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Who decides matters : female representation and academic career advancement

Brunetti, Marianna; Fabretti, Annalisa; Zoli, Mariangela - 2026

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Who decides matters : female representation and academic career advancement

Brunetti, Marianna; Fabretti, Annalisa; Zoli, Mariangela - 2024

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Relative income and gender norms : evidence from Latin America

Muñoz S., Ercio; Sansone, Dario; Tampellini, João - 2026

Using census data from over 500,000 dual-earner households in Mexico, we show that couples in which the wife earns just above half of the household income are far less common than those in which she earns just below that threshold - a pattern that has been attributed to gender norms that create...

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Relative income and gender norms : evidence from Latin America

Muñoz S., Ercio; Sansone, Dario; Tampellini, João - 2025

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Norms behind closed doors : a field experiment on gender norm misperceptions and maternal employment decisions in couples

Boltz, Marie; Bustelo, Monserrat; Diaz Escobar, Ana Maria; … - 2026

This paper studies whether gender gaps in women's labor-market outcomes are sustained by systematic misperceptions about social and spousal support for maternal employment. Using a representative sample of 1,732 cohabiting couples with young children in Bogotá, we show that while support for...

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What's in a name? : perceived ethnic discrimination in Tokyo's rental housing market

Alder, Jessica; Waltl, Sofie; Nishigai, Konatsu; Bao, … - 2026

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Making Budgets Work for Women : Gender-Responsive Budgeting in 50 Economies

Niesten, Hannelore Maria L.; Ferraz Di Ricco, Luiza; … - 2026

Public budgeting plays a central role in shaping gender outcomes. Gender responsive budgeting (GRB) applies a gender lens across the public financial management cycle - budget planning, allocation, execution, and evaluation to ensure that public spending advances gender equality and inclusive...

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Toward Fair Fiscal Policy : Reforming Tax and Budget Systems for Gender Equality

Niesten, Hannelore Maria L.; Ferraz Di Ricco, Luiza; … - 2026

The first two Briefs in this series presented new cross-country data from the Women, Business and the Law (WBL) project on gender integration in taxation (81 economies) and gender-responsive budgeting (50 economies). The data set is a first-ever global baseline for assessing how fiscal systems...

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Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories : An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program

International Labour Organization - 2026

Bangladesh is one of the leading garment exporters globally and a significant employer of women. However, women’s representation in management roles remains very low. To close this gap, as of 2016, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) developed the Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR)...

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Fathers but not caregivers

Aldén, Lina; Boschini, Anne; Ahlzén, Malin Tallås - 2026

Fathers' parental leave uptake remains low in many advanced economies despite substantial policy efforts. We study a setting where financial and eligibility barriers are minimal: employed, native-born first-time fathers entitled to generous, non-transferable leave benefits. Using Swedish...

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Fathers but not caregivers

Aldén, Lina; Boschini, Anne; Ahlzén, Malin Tallås - 2023

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Doing, redoing, or undoing gender of women tech founders in Germany

Kneip, Veronika; Slavici, Melanie - 2026

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Caste in stone

Hoff, Karla Ruth; Pandey, Priyanka - 2026

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Empowering women to brighten health : unlocking the energy-gender-health nexus through machine learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

Li, Jiajia; Fan, Jie; Li, Jun; Glauben, Thomas - 2026

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Diversity and sustainability : how can gender diversity on boards impact ESG performance? Evidence from ASEAN-5 countries

Saktiawan, Bimo; Setiyono, Bowo; Rachmadi, Erfan - 2026

This study examined how gender diversity (GD) on boards affects ESG performance using unbalanced panel data of 719 companies in ASEAN-5 countries from 2013 to 2022 observation years. We found that higher GD on companies' boards significantly enhances ESG performance. Every increase in one...

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