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Life-cycle effects of women's education on their careers and children

Shenhav, Na'ama; Sandler, Danielle H. - 2026

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Family Matters : Social Networks and Women’s Economic Empowerment

Ayivi Guedehoussou, Nono; Cucagna, Maria Emilia; Sahay, … - 2026

Social networks are a critical driver of women’s economic empowerment, particularly in contexts where women face mobility and normative constraints. Using baseline data from an impact evaluation in Nigeria, this study examines the association between social capital and labor market outcomes...

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Women's education and fertility in Italy at the onset of the demographic transition

Ciccarelli, Carlo; Marciante, Gianni - 2026

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Empowering adolescent girls : does it take a village?

Andrew, Alison; Krutikova, Sonya; Smarrelli, Gabriela; … - 2026

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Empowering adolescent girls : does it take a village?

Andrew, Alison; Krutikova, Sonya; Smarrelli, Gabriela; … - 2026

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Gender differences in risk behaviour : does nurture matter?

Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick - 2026

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10015653916

Do single-sex classes affect academic achievement? : an experiment in a co-educational university

Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - 2026

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Do single-sex classes affect academic achievement? : an experiment in a coeducational university

Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - 2018

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Gender discrimination, construction, and glass ceiling effects among women academics in a higher education institution in South Africa : exploring alternatives for women's empowerment

Ngonyama, Sicelo; Adewumi, Samson Adeoluwa - 2026

Despite several policies and legislation enactments to address gender inequality in the post-apartheid South African employment landscape, a significant proportion of female academics still face marginalization and underrepresentation in senior executive positions. This paper aims to investigate...

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Student performance following the conversion of single-sex schools to coeducation : evidence from Colombia

Bernal, Gloria L.; De Witte, Kristof - 2026

This study uses quasi-experimental evidence from Colombia to examine changes in students' academic performance following the transition from single-sex to coeducational schools. Analysing the conversion of single sex schools over 20 years with a staggered difference-in-differences approach, we...

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Behind the veil of origin : revisiting the impacts of the French headscarf ban in schools

Montpetit, Sébastien - 2026

This paper examines the impact of prohibiting the Islamic veil in schools on economic outcomes and long-run integration of Muslim women. Using a difference-in-differences design, I show that the 1994 directive instructing school principals to ban the veil in French schools led to a substantial...

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Behind the veil of origin : revisiting the impacts of the french headscarf ban in schools

Montpetit, Sébastien - 2026

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A Girl can Dream : Analyzing Aspirations, Gender Norms, and Influencers Among Girls and Women in Zambia

2026

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related challenges. They are more likely to live in poverty than men, have less access to education and health services, and rarely benefit from productive economic opportunities. Restrictive social norms exacerbate material...

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A Girl can Dream : Analyzing Aspirations, Gender Norms, and Influencers Among Girls and Women in Malawi

2026

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related barriers to fulfil their potential. They are more likely to live in poverty than men, have less access to education and health services, and rarely benefit from productive economic opportunities. Restrictive social norms...

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A Girl can Dream : Analyzing Aspirations, Gender Norms, and Influencers Among Girls and Women in Madagascar

2026

En Afrique Subsaharienne, les filles et les jeunes femmes se heurtent à de multiples obstacles interdépendants qui les empêchent de réaliser leur potentiel. Elles sont plus susceptibles de vivre dans la pauvreté que les hommes, ont moins accès aux services d’éducation et de santé et...

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Education, marriage, and banning female genital cutting : evidence from Benin

Weir, Coleson - 2026

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The mis-education of women in Afghanistan : from wage premiums to economic losses

Najam, Rafiuddin; Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Kattan, Raja … - 2026

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Improving women's access to higher education in sub-Saharan Africa : the role of foreign direct investment

Kapume, Hervé Kato-Kale; Bobbo, Amadou; Ouedraogo, … - 2026

This study investigates the direct effects and transmission channels of foreign direct investment (FDI) on women's access to higher education in a panel of 33 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2004 - 2018. Using fixed effects, the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM), Lewbel's double...

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Climate change and education : evidence from Palestine

Daas, Yousuf; Hallaq, Sameh - 2026

This study investigates the impact of climate change on women's education in Palestine, focusing on how climatic factors affect years of schooling. Using pooled data from the Palestinian Labor Force Survey and climate indicators from the Palestinian Meteorological Department, the analysis...

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Female education and fertility under state socialism and after the transition to market economy : a decompositional analysis in Hungary

Szabó, Laura; Makay, Zsuzsanna - 2026

This study examines whether changes in completed cohort fertility (CFR) among Hungar-ian women born between 1920 and 1982 were driven by shifts in educational composition or by changes in fertility within educational groups. Using data from six full, individual level population censuses (1970,...

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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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The costs of inaction on girls' education and women's labour force participation in Afghanistan

2026

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The degree of reproduction : education, jobs, and gender

Venechuk, Grace E.; Bonham, Jason - 2026

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Women's political representation and fertility : evidence from gender quotas in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pechar, Stefanie; Hartwig, Renate; Priebe, Jan - 2026

We study how women’s political representation affects fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Leveraging the staggered adoption of reserved-seat gender quotas across the region and a heterogeneity-robust difference-in-differences estimator, we find that quotas increased women’s parliamentary...

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The long term effects of school prayer

Arold, Benjamin W.; Monteiro, Afonso Alves; Yannelis, … - 2026

This paper studies whether school prayer and Bible reading affect adult beliefs and behavior. We exploit the U.S. Supreme Court’s early-1960s school-prayer decisions, which removed these practices only from states where they were still legal. Linking this state-by-cohort variation to adult...

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Maternal education and preventive health behavior : evidence from Cambodia

Chov, Prelsor; Ishikawa, Yumi - 2026

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The impact of female teachers on female students' lifetime well-being

Card, David E.; Domnisoru, Ciprian; Sanders, Seth; … - 2026

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The Impact of Female Teachers on Female Students' Lifetime Well-Being

Card, David E.; Domnisoru, Ciprian; Sanders, Seth; … - 2022

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Gender norms and the quantity-quality tradeoff

Collins, Matthew; Guarnieri, Eleonora; Rainer, Helmut - 2026

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Gender and religion : a survey

Becker, Sascha O.; Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding; Kok, Chun Chee - 2025

This paper provides a survey of the literature on gender differences in religiosity and the influence of religion on gender-related economic and social outcomes. Part I examines why women tend to be more religious than men, discussing central explanations. Part II explores how religion impacts...

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Gender and religion : a survey

Becker, Sascha O.; Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding; Kok, Chun Chee - 2025

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Towards gender equality : the impact of education and training on women's educational outcomes and empowerment in low-income contexts : a systematic review

Canonici, Carine; Cavalcante, Vitor Fernandes; Pereira, … - 2025

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Maternal education, economic empowerment and infant mortality in Burkina Faso

Barro, Lamissa; Tiendrebeogo, Aïcha; Nana, Issa; … - 2025

Education levels in Burkina Faso, especially among women, remain low despite efforts made by government authorities and development partners to implement priority area 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This situation presents difficulties for women in terms of their being...

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Gendered impacts of colonial education : the role of access and norms transmission in French Morocco

Allegre, Amélie; Borcan, Oana; Brunnschweiler, Christa N. - 2025

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Gendered impacts of colonial education : the role of access and norms transmission in French Morocco

Allegre, Amélie; Borcan, Oana; Brunnschweiler, Christa N. - 2025

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Bridging education and fertility : unraveling the role of gender attitudes

Alkasasbeh, Yusra - 2025

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Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Kenya

2025

Kenya is at a pivotal moment in advancing prosperity for adolescent girls. With a solid educational base already established, the country has a unique chance to broaden its efforts toward comprehensive empowerment by addressing both economic and social dimensions. Prioritizing school-to-work...

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More for the girls? : Postindependence education expenditure in Timor-Leste

Nugroho, Wisnu Setiadi; Pena, Anita Alves - 2025

Using the Timor-Leste Survey of Living Standards, we show that the household education spending on girls was higher than for boys in the period following independence. This pattern contrasts with that in the neighboring and politically interrelated country of Indonesia. We explore how religious...

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Bridging the gender gap : women's education and political representation

Bellani, Luna; Hidalgo-Hidalgo, Marisa - 2025

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A Girl Can Dream : Analyzing Aspirations, Gender Norms, and Influencers Among Girls and Women in Mozambique

Banco Mundial - 2025

In Sub-Saharan Africa, multiple interrelated challenges hinder the potential of girls and young women. Girls and women are more likely to live in poverty than men, have less access to education and health services, and rarely benefit from productive economic opportunities. Restrictive social...

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Keeping Girls In School : Lessons Learned from a School and Community-Based Case Management System

Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia; Chishimba, Rodgers; Kaputo, … - 2025

Vulnerable adolescent girls and young women need a broad set of support to reduce barriers to access, participation, retention, progression, and completion of secondary education. The Keeping Girls in School (KGS) program under the World Bank-funded Girls' Education and Women's Empowerment and...

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Freed from the boys : how single-sex schooling shapes girls' effort and performance in high-stakes exams

Calsamiglia, Caterina; Fawaz, Yarine; Fernández-Kranz, … - 2025

Prior research has found that boys often outperform girls in high-stakes math exams, raising the question of whether these gender differences under pressure stem from nature or nurture. This relative female disadvantage can influence access to selective university programs and subsequent career...

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Cristine von - 2025

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Christine von - 2024

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Cristine von - 2024

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A Girl Can Dream : Analyzing Aspirations, Gender Norms, and Influencers Among Girls and Women in Zimbabwe

2025

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related challenges. In Zimbabwe, the odds are stacked against too many girls from an early age. The survey explores the aspirations and challenges faced by girls and young women aged 15 to 35, revealing that while eighty percent...

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Can discussions about girls' education improve academic outcomes? : evidence from a randomized development project

Cotton, Christopher; Nordstrom, Ardyn; Nanowski, Jordan; … - 2025

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Advancing women's work in South Asia : a pathway to empowerment

Pandey, Beena - 2025

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Female's education, wage gap, demographic transition and economic growth : methodological notes from the Catalan case (1900-2020)

Camps, Enriqueta - 2025

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Female's education, wage up, demographic transition and econòmic growth : methodological notes from the Catalan case (1900-2020)

Camps, Enriqueta - 2025

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Removing cultural barriers to education : state-run religious schools and girls' education in Türkiye

Benzer, Tolga - 2025

This paper studies the impact of access to state-run religious schools on girls' outcomes in Türkiye. These schools, offering religious instruction and a conservative school environment, became accessible to girls following a 1976 court ruling. Exploiting variation in exposure to religious...

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Broadcasting change : India's community radio policy and women's empowerment

Rusche, Felix - 2025

In poor countries, the interaction of early marriage, early motherhood, and low educational attainment disempowers women and limits their life opportunities. Even as countries grow richer, gender inequality is often sustained by social norms, thereby limiting welfare gains from women's...

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Women's education, employment, and cost of family formation : a structural analysis of fertility decline in Korea

Lee, Jong-Wha; Song, Eunbi - 2025

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Ethnicity, women's empowerment and decisions about children's education in Ghana

Dimova, Ralitza; Fielding, David - 2025

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Beyond the basics : a longitudinal study of financial literacy development in young women alumni of the invest in girls program

Park, Chong Myung; Howard, Kimberly A. S.; Solberg, V. … - 2025

This longitudinal qualitative study examines the impact of the Invest in Girls (IIG) financial literacy program on young women's financial knowledge, behavior, and skills in the USA. We conducted 98 interviews over four years with program alumnae and analyzed the data using thematic analysis....

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Universal secondary education, schooling and women's empowerment : evidence from Uganda

Kazibwe, Douglas; Li, Jinhu - 2025

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An examination of coaching tenure in Women's Division I college basketball : does the head coach's gender or race matter?

Ducking, Johnny; Groothuis, Peter Andrew; Nation, Joseph - 2025

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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals : a gender snapshot of the Arab region 2024

2025

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