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Abortion and mental health : short-term distress, long-term recovery

Abrahamsson, Sara; Barschkett, Mara - 2026

Abortion remains a highly contested issue in women's health. Using Norwegian administrative data from a setting with legal and accessible abortion, we estimate the causal effect of abortion on mental health. Exploiting variation in age-at-abortion within a stacked difference-in-differences...

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Sex, lies and birth statistics : the mysterious case of the Spanish missing women

Bagues, Manuel F.; Villa, Carmen - 2026

Official Spanish birth registry data report sex ratios well above expected levels between 1975 and 2000, peaking at 109 boys per 100 girls in the early 1980s, the highest in the world at that time. Prior research has attributed these elevated ratios to factors such as maternal age, birth order,...

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Sex, lies and birth statistics : the mysterious case of the Spanish missing women

Bagues, Manuel F.; Villa, Carmen - 2026

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Sex, lies and birth statistics : the mysterious case of the spanish missing women

Bagues, Manuel F.; Villa, Carmen - 2026

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Bangladesh's political realignment after the parliamentary elections : hope for stability, concerns about democratic pluralism

Scholz, Tobias; Wigger, Leo - 2026

The parliamentary elections held in Bangladesh on 12 February 2026 marked a turning point in the country’s recent history. In August 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had served for a total of 20 years, with one interruption, was removed from office. An interim government led by Nobel...

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From design to impact : insights from WMfEP's gender-responsive initiatives for women and youth in Tank and D.I. Khan districts, Pakistan

Begum, Khadija; Ilyas, Nouman; Hussain, Kashif - 2026

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Why do fewer women work in India? : a supply–demand perspective

Gupta, Shishir; Sabharwal, Aalhya - 2026

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De-biasing or backlash? : confronting prejudice among police officers in India

Amaral, Sofia; Chaney, Kim; Kaiser, Victoria; Prakash, … - 2026

Police officers' discretionary handling of gender-based violence (GBV) complaints is a critical and largely neglected barrier to justice in developing countries. We collaborate with the Madhya Pradesh Police in India, the second largest state, to conduct a lab-in-the-field randomized experiment...

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De-biasing or backlash? : confronting prejudice among police officers in India

Amaral, Sofia; Chaney, Kim; Kaiser, Victoria; Prakash, … - 2026

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The U.S. civil war's impact on women's work and political participation

Arnsbarger, Madison; Ferrara, Andreas; Montrose, Paige - 2026

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The U.S. Civil War's Impact on Women's Work and Political Participation

Arnsbarger, Madison K.; Ferrara, Andreas; Montrose, Paige - 2026

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Labor market outcomes of highly educated women in Japan : the role of field of study and STEM degrees

Ueno, Yuko; Usui, Emiko - 2026

This study investigates gender differences in labor market outcomes among highly educated individuals in Japan, emphasizing heterogeneity by fields of study, with a focus on STEM. Using data from the Japanese Panel Study of Employment Dynamics (JPSED), we find that women with STEM degrees begin...

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This girl can? : the effect of promoting physical activity on health outcomes

Green, Colin; Heywood, John S.; Navarro, María - 2026

Physical activity likely improves health. Yet, even as health outcomes are positively associated with physical activity, confounding bias exists. We examine a large-scale government campaign to encourage physical activity among women in the United Kingdom as a source of an exogenous increase....

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Women in, and beyond, business schools

2026 - First edition.

This important book in the EFMD series shines a light on women (and sometimes the absence of them) within business schools, as well as their contributions and impact across multiple spheres within and beyond their schools. Despite the clear rationale for promoting sustainable gender equity, the...

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Struktur, Verteilung und Tendenzen partnerschaftlicher Gewalt in Sachsen

Kluth, Ricarda; Riederer, Kyra - 2026

Die Zahl polizeilich registrierter Fälle partnerschaftlicher Gewalt ist in Sachsen in den letzten Jahren deutlich gestiegen. Im Jahr 2024 wurden 5 578 Fälle gegen Frauen erfasst, davon zwei Drittel Körperverletzungsdelikte. Unklar ist, ob dieser Anstieg auf eine tatsächliche Zunahme von...

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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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Gendered financial literacy and digital marketing adoption : insights from female entrepreneurs in an emerging economy

Nuraisyiah; Azis, Muhammad; Hasan, Muhammad - 2026

In developing economies, women entrepreneurs play a vital role in advancing inclusive growth, yet their financial and digital capabilities often remain constrained by gendered barriers. This study investigates how financial literacy evolves into a gender-sensitive capability that drives digital...

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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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Which ideas attract workers? : gender and labor supply in startups

Delecourt, Solène; Cranney, Katelyn; Chopra, Sahiba; … - 2026

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Women director networks and corporate social responsibility of indian firms

Nambiar, Kavitha; Selarka, Ekta - 2026

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The impact of women's empowerment on infant and young child feeding practices : key dimensions and mediating channel in Nepal

Khan, Sana; Ferrone, Lucia - 2026

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Identities of female entrepreneurs from different periods

Klanšek, Lučka; Antončič, Boštjan - 2026

This article explores how female entrepreneurs construct and negotiate entrepreneurial identities across socialist, transition, and post-socialist periods in Slovenia. Drawing on feminist, post-structuralist, and identity-theory perspectives, we ask what determines women's entrepreneurial...

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Configurational pathways to technology venture creation : how spousal endorsement and informal support enable Omani women's entrepreneurship

Yasin, Husam N.; Hammami, Samir; Samour, Ahmed; … - 2026

This study investigates the configurational pathways enabling women in Oman to translate entrepreneurial intentions into technology venture creation. By integrating institutional theory and resource‑based view, we develop a novel framework examining how formal institutional support (FIS),...

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Invisible hands : women's critical role in agricultural value chains

Suri, Shoba; Thawaney, Sharon Sarah - 2026

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Wage Subsidies to Promote Female Hiring : Evidence from Pakistan

Bussolo, Maurizio; Lee, Jean; Mahmud, Mahreen; Sarma, … - 2026

Can employer-side wage subsidies increase hiring women in low female labor force participation settings? This paper tests this using a randomized experiment with 1,227 Pakistani firms on a national jobs platform. Treatment firms were offered a six-month wage subsidy determined via the...

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Foreign manufacturing jobs and women : impacts on work, marriage, and childbirth

Drozdoff, Natalia; McCaig, Brian; Pavcnik, Nina - 2026

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Missing men and women's demand for political representation

Boelmann, Barbara; Stapper, Carola - 2026 - This version: March 2026

Over the past century, women have gained formal political rights, yet remain under-represented in leadership-partly due to lower demand for representation among women themselves. In this paper, we shift the perspective from why men extended political rights to women toward what shaped women's...

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Missing men and women's demand for political representation

Boelmann, Barbara; Stapper, Carola - 2026 - This version: March 2026

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Missing men and women's demand for political representation

Boelmann, Barbara; Stapper, Carola - 2026

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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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Risks and vulnerabilities among women in internal migrant households in India in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic : strengthening the social protection floor through a gender perspective

Watanabe, Arisa; Siṃha, Anurāga; Monda, Sudipta; … - 2026

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Alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence : long-term effects of a temporary alcohol ban

Basu, Arnab K.; Byambasuren, Tsenguunjav; Chau, Nancy H. - 2026

We trace the impact of a partial liquor ban - from launch to reversal - on alcohol consumption and women's experience with intimate partner violence (IPV) in Kerala, India. Decomposing the policyinduced and reversal effects by employing difference-in-differences and event-study approaches, we...

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Alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence : long-term effects of a temporary alcohol ban

Basu, Arnab K.; Byambasuren, Tsenguunjav; Chau, Nancy H. - 2025

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Is physical unattractiveness a risk factor for sexual violence perpetration? : evidence from the U.S.

Di Tommaso, Maria Laura; Mendolia, Silvia; Palmaccio, Silvia - 2026

A comprehensive understanding of the determinants of sexual violence constitutes a crucial step toward effective prevention. While there is much research on the role of socio-economic circumstances of both victims acund perpetrators, little is known about whether an individual's physical...

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Female political leaders and public funding attraction : evidence from Italian municipalities

Picchio, Matteo; Santolini, Raffaella - 2026

We study the role of mayoral gender in attracting public funding in Italian municipalities. We exploit a novel administrative dataset containing detailed information on all projects aimed at the digitalisation of local public administrations and funded under Italy's National Recovery and...

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Female political leaders and public funding attraction : evidence from Italian municipalities

Picchio, Matteo; Santolini, Raffaella - 2026

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Female political leaders and public funding attraction : evidence from Italian municipalities

Picchio, Matteo; Santolini, Raffaella - 2026

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Burning rage : how heat shapes gender-based violence

Aina, Carmen; Parisi, Lavinia; Picchio, Matteo - 2026

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a critical threat to women's safety and equality worldwide, yet the role of climate and environmental stressors in shaping violence against women remains underexplored, particularly in developed countries. This study identifies the causal impact of shortrun...

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Burning rage : how heat shapes gender-based violence

Aina, Carmen; Parisi, Lavinia; Picchio, Matteo - 2026

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Burning rage : how heat shapes gender-based violence

Aina, Carmen; Parisi, Lavinia; Picchio, Matteo - 2025

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Women in power : parliamentary action, social attitudes, and gender-based crime

Do, Quynh; Mahmood, Rafat; Mavisakalyan, Astghik; … - 2026

This paper studies the causal impact of female political representation on legislative behavior, social attitudes, and gender-based crime. Using a regression discontinuity design based on close mixed-gender electoral contests, we compare electorates that narrowly elected female versus male...

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Legislative gender quotas, career pipelines, and the competence of female ministers

Lee, Dongil - 2026

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Pathways to Financial Inclusion for Young Women : Opportunities for Financial Service Providers and Funders

Deshpande, Rani; Koning, Antonique - 2026

This Focus Note explores why this remains the case— even after significant efforts to narrow the financial inclusion gender gap—and what can be done to achieve equality in this sphere. Since closing the gap will require contextually adapted solutions, Ghana and Tanzania were selected as two...

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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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Closing the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship : Overcoming Challenges in Law and Practice for Female Entrepreneurs

Behr, Daniela M.; Xi, Yue - 2026

Despite significant strides toward gender equality, women around the world continue to encounter systemic obstacles that hinder their entrepreneurial success. This paper systematically reviews the literature on the barriers female entrepreneurs face and the solutions proposed to overcome these...

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“I Want to Break Free” : How Laws and Social Norms Open Doors for Women

Gurbuz Cuneo, Alev; Tribin Uribe, Ana Maria; Trumbic, Tea; … - 2026

This paper develops a conceptual framework to analyze how gendered social norms mediate the effects of legal frameworks on women’s economic empowerment. Using the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law domains, Safety, Mobility, Work, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare, Entrepreneurship,...

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Ripple effect of gig work : how hands-on experience and networks shape future female entrepreneurs

Alshebami, Ali Saleh; Fazal, Syed Ali; Amin, Mohammad Bin; … - 2026

The rapid growth of the gig economy is reshaping traditional employment structures, creating new pathways for entrepreneurial activities, especially for women. Female entrepreneurship has always been a trending issue worldwide, particularly in developing conservative societies where females face...

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The influence of perceived commercialization and authenticity on fan engagement : insights from men’s and women's elite football leagues in Sweden

Winell, Erik; Lundberg, Erik; Nilsson, Jonas - 2026

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The delayed acceptance of female research in economics

Bruns, Stephan B.; Doucouliagos, Anthony; Doucouliagos, … - 2026

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The delayed acceptance of female research in economics

Bruns, Stephan B.; Doucouliagos, Anthony; Doucouliagos, … - 2025

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U-shaped association between Education and fertility among married women : evidence from Japan

Liu, Yang - 2026

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The gendered cost of staying : how gender inequality increases female migration

Pañeda-Fernández, Irene - 2026

Women increasingly migrate as primary movers, yet how gender inequality shapes this process remains unclear due to methodological limitations. Competing theories predict that greater gender equality should facilitate women's migration by loosening norms and expanding women's aspirations, whereas...

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The gendered cost of staying : how gender inequality increases female migration

Pañeda-Fernández, Irene - 2026 - February 2026 (revised June 2026)

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Female promotions and the academic pipeline : evidence from a natural experiment

Bagues, Manuel F.; Makany, Milan; Vattuone, Giulia; … - 2026

We study how faculty promotion decisions shape women's careers and the academic pipeline, using data from 4,000 Spanish university departments across all disciplines. We identify exogenous variation in promotions using the random assignment of evaluators to promotion committees between 2002 and...

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Female promotions and the academic pipeline : evidence from a natural experiment

Bagues, Manuel F.; Makany, Milan; Vattuone, Giulia; … - 2026

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Female promotions and the academic pipeline : evidence from a natural experiment

Bagues, Manuel F.; Makany, Milan; Vattuone, Giulia; … - 2026

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Divorce as liberation from violence : the role of legal protection and women's shelters

Schäper, Clara - 2026

Does increased legal infrastructure empower victims to leave abusive relationships? Structural barriers often prevent victims of intimate partner violence from seeking help, with two-thirds of female victims in Europe neither reporting incidents nor accessing support. I study Germany’s 2002...

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Entrepreneurial coaching and self-efficacy as catalysts for business growth among women entrepreneurs in Gauteng, South Africa

Molema, Mahalia Lerato; Ebewo, Patrick Ebong; Ndlovu, … - 2026

Entrepreneurship aims to contribute significantly to economic development, a trend that has been progressively growing over time. Nonetheless, female entrepreneurs continue to face substantial challenges, including limited access to financial resources and sociocultural barriers. The influence...

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Women in the marketplace : reimagining access, ownership, and stakeholdership in Indian cities

Narayan, Durga; Desai, Dhaval D. - 2026

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Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Childcare Reform

Behr, Daniela Monika; Siegrist, Felicia Norina - 2026

This Brief explores how childcare responsibilities shape women’s entrepreneurial choices and business growth, drawing on data from the Women, Business and the Law project as well as complementary evidence from Bangladesh, Brazil, and Nigeria. Globally, women spend nearly three times as much...

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To Have It All? Career and Family of College-Educated Women in an Emerging Economy

Bimardhika, Elghafiky; Halim, Daniel - 2026

Can college-educated women in rapidly developing economies balance career and family, or does compressed economic growth polarize their choices? This paper investigates how Indonesian women navigate these dual objectives across birth cohorts from the 1950s to the 1990s. It utilizes 38 years of...

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Moving beyond Time Poverty : Measuring Women’s and Men’s Time-Use Agency

Daum, Thomas; Kilic, Talip; Koolwal, Gayatri; Seymour, Greg - 2026

Economic research on time use has traditionally focused on the total time individuals spend across different activities. However, less is known about time-use agency, or the ability to make strategic choices on allocating one’s time. This paper presents the findings from a novel,...

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Women’s Political Empowerment and Public Spending Efficiency in Developing Countries

Coulibaly, Yacouba; Coulibaly, Aissata - 2026

This paper examines the effect of women’s political empowerment on public spending efficiency in developing countries. Using a large panel of 126 developing countries over 1995–2021, the paper constructs public spending efficiency scores based on Stochastic Frontier Analysis, capturing...

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Assessing the Welfare Impact of Tariff Liberalization for Women : Data and Analytical Framework

Porto, Guido; Winkler, Deborah - 2026

This paper presents a dataset and an analytical framework to study the welfare effects of tariff changes on women. The data is an extension of the Household Impacts of Tariffs (HIT) dataset, which contains harmonized household survey data for 54 low and lower middle-income countries. It includes...

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Mend the Gap, Unleash Potential : Addressing Barriers in Women’s Economic Opportunities in Europe and Central Asia

2026

This report takes stock of gender equality in ECA, with a particular focus on women’s access to economic opportunities and jobs, alongside the urgent challenge of VAWG. It highlights the World Bank Group–supported initiatives across the region, illustrating both the range of solutions being...

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