Breaking gender-barriers: How women are becoming managers How do we get more women in senior positions? Chris Woodruff shares insights from the Bangladeshi garment industry Firms Christopher Woodruff Published 03.10.18
Do property rights exacerbate son preference? Affording tenants in India property rights on the land they farmed exacerbated son preference, resulting in fewer girls surviving to the age of one Public Economics Sonia Bhalotra Abhishek Chakravarty Dilip Mookherjee Francisco Pino Published 17.09.18
Tackling the challenges of global development How does the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation work towards achieving its vision of improving the quality of life of everyone around the world? Health Rodger Voorhies Published 25.07.18
If she builds it, they won’t come: The gender profit gap Lack of demand for goods produced by female-owned firms, and not differences in prices or input costs, causes the gender profit gap. Firms Morgan Hardy Published 01.06.18
If she builds it, they won’t come: The gender profit gap Lack of demand for goods produced by female-owned firms, and not differences in prices or input costs, causes the gender profit gap. Firms Morgan Hardy Published 20.02.18
The impact of skills development on adolescent girls in Uganda and Liberia Gender-sensitive youth employment programmes combining income generation and life skills training can be effective in helping adolescent girls succeed Labour Markets Markus Goldstein Published 07.12.17
How female foeticide has influenced fertility and parental investments in girls Ultrasound technology has increased sex selection in India, but has also narrowed gender gaps in fertility and under-five mortality Health S Anukriti Sonia Bhalotra Hiu Tam Published 11.09.17
Strengthening women’s professional aspirations through job training: Evidence from Nigeria Beyond employment and earnings, job training can increase aspirations among women who lack the confidence to see themselves as successful Labour Markets Alaka Holla Published 31.08.17
Missing unmarried women Being unmarried, especially through widowhood, can have substantial effects on relative rates of female mortality in the developing world Public Economics Siwan Anderson Debraj Ray Published 10.10.15
