gender
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Gender disparities in the use of government health insurance in India
There are stark gender disparities in hospital usage in India which increase with the cost of care. Social subsidies are unlikely to close disparities without gender-targeted efforts
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The reversal of the gender education gap with economic development: A cross-country analysis
There is a strong negative relationship between income and gender education gaps, a phenomenon that persists despite widely varying gender norms across countries
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Exposure to collective gender-based violence causes intimate partner violence
Angolan war veterans exposed to sexual violence during the war are more likely to be violent to their wives in the post-war period
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The gendered effects of climate change: Evidence from droughts in rural India
Climate change is increasing rainfall uncertainty, which has gendered impacts on rural labour markets. After droughts, women are less likely to access non-farm employment through migration than men, exacerbating existing occupational gender gaps
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Expanding higher education empowered women in Egypt
The large-scale construction of public universities in Egypt improved education, labour and marriage outcomes, particularly for women
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How do gender and marriage perceptions influence reporting of labour in Ghana?
Estimates of labour productivity derived from self vs proxy-reports differ significantly due to gender and marriage satisfaction effects
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How childcare empowers women
Providing access to childcare can help women achieve greater economic parity and enhance their agency, and could also lead to a substantial boost to the global economy
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Paid work for women and domestic violence: Evidence from Rwanda
New coffee mills in Rwanda increase women's paid employment, and women's and their husbands' earnings, which decreases domestic violence
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Increasing the adoption of safe sanitation infrastructure: Evidence from India
Labeled microcredit loans increase the take-up of safe toilets, but take-up and conversion are influenced by intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power