Search Results - subject_exact:"Women's politics"

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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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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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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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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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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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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Women Entrepreneurs Leading the Way to More and Better Jobs for Women

Gomez, Norma; Siegrist, Felicia - 2026

This brief explores the role of women entrepreneurs in job creation, focusing on how women‑owned firms contribute to women’s employment. Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) covering formally registered firms across 168 economies over 19 years, the analysis shows that...

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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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Perceptions of workplace sexual harassment and support for policy action

Bhalotra, Sonia; Ridley, Matthew - 2026

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Enhancing women's representation in information technology through gender equality policies : a qualitative comparative analysis

Islam, Ranjita; Ali, Muhammad; French, Erica - 2026

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Exploring factors that support and impede rural women’s economic empowerment in Saudi Arabia

Al-Ayed, Sura I.; Alexandre, Laurice; Alateeg, Sultan - 2026

This study's purpose is to explore the factors that support and impede women's economic empowerment in rural settings of Saudi Arabia. A qualitative study was conducted in particular rural settings of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 18 rural women. A...

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Empowering women's entrepreneurship : an evidence synthesis of policy and practice in developing countries

Knox, Stephen; Gok, Abdullah; Aydogdu, Esra; Carter, Sara; … - 2026

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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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The status of land tenure and governance

2026

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Increasing women's empowerment : evaluating two interventions in Uganda

Ambler, Kate; Jones, Kelly; O'Sullivan, Michael - 2026

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Empowering women through radio : evidence from Occupied Japan

Okuyama, Yoko - 2026

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Protecting the vulnerable : how migrant regularization reduces crime and empowers women

Ibáñez, Ana María; Rozo, Sandra V.; Bahar, Dany; … - 2026

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Women's empowerment and nutrition : evidence from rural households in Africa and Asia

Maina, Cecilia Chemeli; Debela, Bethelhem Legesse; … - 2026

Women play key roles in food systems, yet continue to face persistent disadvantages in terms of low decision-making power and limited access to goods, services, and markets. Discrimination against women is often deeply ingrained in social norms, policies, and institutions. Widely observed gender...

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Engines of empowerment : cattle tending, the milking machine, and women in politics

Forslund, Eva; Meriläinen, Jaakko; Zipfel, Céline - 2026

We provide new evidence on how a gender-biased, labor-saving technology-the milking machine-advanced one important dimension of gender equality: women's political representation. Our focus is mid-20th-century Finland, where mechanized milking reduced the time burden of a task traditionally...

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Engines of empowerment : cattle tending, the milking machine, and women in politics

Forslund, Eva; Meriläinen, Jaakko; Zipfel, Céline - 2025

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Beyond participation : integrating community-driven development and legal empowerment approaches for women's empowerment

Gogsadze, Nino - 2026

Gender inequality reflects historically embedded governance arrangements that shape access to resources, rights, and representation. Advancing women's empowerment therefore depends on systemic change. Despite global commitments, women, particularly in rural and resource-dependent contexts,...

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Women's Economic Empowerment in Egypt

2026

This publication provides an in-depth assessment of the state of women's economic participation in Egypt and examines the institutional, economic and social factors shaping women's access to employment and entrepreneurship. In recent decades, Egypt has made notable progress on gender equality in...

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Gendering green transition in Africa : implications of transformative policies

Ndubuisi, Gideon Onyewuchi; Avenyo, Elvis Korku - 2026

This paper examines the gender implications of the green energy transition in Africa, and the role of transformative policies. Based on a comprehensive review of the energy-gender literature, we find that the energy transition present substantial opportunities for women's employment and...

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Synergizing renewable energy, women empowerment, and policy for emissions reduction

Behera, Deepak Kumar; Rahut, DilB.; PK, Viswanathan; Ha, Van - 2026

Reducing carbon emissions while ensuring inclusive and sustainable development remains a central policy challenge, particularly amid global transitions toward renewable energy and gender-inclusive governance. While renewable energy adoption is widely recognized as a key mitigation strategy, far...

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Unlocking Opportunities : Empowering Women in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Saudi Arabia

Pankratova, Ekaterina; Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan; Alrayess, … - 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 emphasizes gender equity and women’s empowerment as key drivers of economic growth and social development, with technical and vocational education and training (TVET) playing a critical role in expanding access to skills and employment opportunities. While...

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Mothers on a mission : exploring mompreneurship and economic empowerment in Kazakhstan

Potluri, Rajasekhara Mouly; Džumasejtova, Asel' Kenesovna - 2026

This study examines the challenges and opportunities of mompreneurship in Kazakhstan, focusing on women balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood within socio-economic and institutional contexts. Using a cross-sectional quantitative design, data were collected from 520 mompreneurs across major...

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The situational analysis on women engagement in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the COMESA Region : full report

2026

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Women's empowerment in agriculture and household food security among smallholder farmers in Rejaf Payam, South Sudan : a mixed-methods analysis

Sassi, Maria - 2026

This study examines how women's empowerment in agriculture relates to household food security in Rejaf Payam, South Sudan-a region where conflict, widowhood, and land tenure disputes drive chronic food insecurity. Using primary data from 511 households of smallholder farmers (February 2025), we...

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Too "hot" to recognize her rights : the impact of climate change on attitude toward gender equality

Ishibashi, Kahori; Takahashi, Ryo - 2026

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Too "hot" to recognize her rights : the impact of climate change on attitude toward gender equality

Ishibashi, Kahori; Takahashi, Ryo - 2024

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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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Tourism development and women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030 : evidence-based insights from ARDL testing

Abuhulaibah, Talal F.; Ṭāhir, Muḥammad; Burki, Umar - 2026

The impacts of international tourism on economic performance, sustainable development, natural resources and environmental outcomes have been extensively researched during the last couple of decades in the available body of knowledge. However, the specific role of international tourism on...

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Women's empowerment and innovations in work behaviour : based on the kaleidoscope model

Aldossary, Shahad Mesleh; Aldhmour, Fairouz M. - 2026

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From the hearth to the farm : experimental evidence on improved cookstoves and women's economic empowerment

Alem, Yonas; Hassen, Sied - 2026

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Configurations of ancestral norms and women's empowerment

Aminjonov, Ulugbek; Bargain, Olivier - 2026

This paper examines how combinations of ancestral cultural norms are associated with women's empowerment across ethnic groups worldwide. Linking Demographic and Health Surveys to ancestral traits from the Ethnographic Atlas, we develop a hybrid supervised- unsupervised approach combining Partial...

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Configurations of ancestral norms and women's empowerment

Aminjonov, Ulugbek; Bargain, Olivier - 2026

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Women's empowerment in agriculture : reflections from a long-term collaboration using mixed methods

Doss, Cheryl R.; Rubin, Deborah - 2025

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The impact of women's political empowerment on renewable energy demand : evidence from OECD countries

Gozgor, Giray; Li, Jing; Saleem, Irfan; Shinwari, Riazullah - 2025

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Board gender quotas and female CEOs in private firms

Falconieri, Sonia; Ortiz, Marcelo; Urzúa I., Francisco; … - 2025

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Empowered mothers, empowered generations : the impact of women's economic rights

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Wurm, Elisabeth - 2025

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Empowered mothers, empowered generations : the impact of women's economic rights

Arenas-Arroyo, Esther; Wurm, Elisabeth - 2025

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A qualitative examination of microfinance and intimate partner violence in India : understanding the role of male backlash and household bargaining models

Dulhunty, Annabel - 2025

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Data story : the road to parity : tracking women's political representation

2025

Despite progress made in recent years towards more gender balance in political representation, this goal has not been reached yet. Multidimensional indices and scoreboards are useful to keep track of progress and set backs, and identify areas for improvement. The Composite Indicators and...

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Empowering Arab women through wage equality : a comprehensive analysis of wage disparities and strategies for promoting equal pay in the Arab region

2025

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Determinants of women empowerment : case of refugee women living in Nairobi Kenya

Kaaria, Judy; Murithi, Immaculate Kathomi - 2025

This study investigates the determinants of women empowerment among refugee women living in Nairobi, Kenya. First, the study constructs an index to examine empowerment drivers using data from the Refugee and Host Household Survey (RHHS) 2021. A fractional logit regression model was employed in...

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"Behind organic cocoa, there stands a woman’s time" : organic cocoa production and women’s empowerment in Peru

Santalucia, Simone; Wollni, Meike - 2025

Specialization in labor-intensive export crops, such as organic cocoa, can exacerbate gender inequality if production and revenues fall under men's control and the additional labor burden falls on women. However, evidence on the implications for women's empowerment in value chains that combine...

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On the road to equality : gender, transport and economic empowerment in Bangladesh

Kabir, Mahfuz - 2025

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On the road to equality : gender, transport and economic empowerment in India

Tayal, Deeksha; Mishra, Sunil Kumar - 2025

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Reaping equality : strategies for gender roles in Indonesia's agricultural transformation

Rachmawati, Rika Reviza; Siscawati, Mia; Seda, … - 2025

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Gender diagnostics in support of transforming employment frameworks in Viet Nam

2025

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Gender export gap in Scotland : this report was prepared for the Scottish Government by

Arshed, Norin; Knox, Stephen; Cadavid, Carolina Marin - 2025

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Trade as a tool for economic empowerment of women : an Indian perspective

2025

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Empowering tomorrow : APEC women entrepreneurs in startups

2025

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Local feminist perspectives as transformative levers : women's health and climate action in India

Sengupta, Sreerupa; Singhal, Divya; Chakraborty, Ananya - 2025

This study explores the transformative potential of local feminist perspectives in addressing systemic gender inequalities in India, focusing on women’s health and climate action. Anchored in global frameworks, such as the Beijing Declaration (1995) and the Sustainable Development Goals...

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