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Social mobility in China: A case study of a quantitative sociological approach to social mobility research in the Global SouthThis study analyses intergenerational class mobility in China as a case study of a quantitative sociological approach to social mobility research in the Global South...
Social mobility Gender log-linear modelsPolicy Brief
Unequal growth in Mozambique and the regionThere is an increasing interest in the analysis of economic inequalities in least developed countries...
Poverty Growth Unequal growthWorking Paper
Gender and social mobility: Exploring gender attitudes and women’s labour force participationWomen have historically been overlooked in research on social mobility...
Gender gender attitudes NormsIn the media
UNU-WIDER findings on the influence of female elected officials on economic performance continues to make headlinesReporting on UNU-WIDER research published in the working paper ‘ Women legislators and economic performance ’, news outlets The Times of India , The Quint , The Diplomat , and more, have published articles discussing the impact of women...
Gender Politics Economic growthJournal Article
Gender Inequality in Employment in MozambiquePart of Journal Special Issue Inequalities in the least developed countries
Gender Employment EducationJournal Special Issue
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Moving out of identity silos and into intersectionality: The example of gender identity
Women are undoubtedly doing better today than they were even 40-50 years ago. The gender gap has shrunk in many areas, including educational attainment, health, and employment and wages...
Gender Caste EqualityWorking Paper
Gender and the South African labour market: Policy relevant research possibilities using South African tax dataThis paper has three primary objectives...
Administrative data Employment GenderJournal Article
The Impact of School Feeding Programmes on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Burkina FasoFood for Education (FFE) programmes have been implemented in developing countries since the 1960s...
Enrolment School attendance GenderWorking Paper
Managerial attributes and enterprise access to formal credit in MyanmarUsing data from a new survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in Myanmar, we analyse enterprise demand for formal credit and the extent to which they are constrained in the formal credit market...
formal credit Gender Personality traitsWorking Paper
Changing male perceptions of gender equality: Evidence from an experimental studyReducing gender inequality is a critically important development challenge, especially in countries with widespread and deep-rooted prejudices against women...
Gender Inequality Male perceptionJournal Article
Does economic crisis have different impact on husbands and wives?: Evidence from the Asian Financial Crisis in IndonesiaPart of Journal Special Issue Female Autonomy and Women’s Welfare
Economic crisis Coping strategies GenderJournal Article
The impact of hosting refugees on the intra‐household allocation of tasks: A gender perspectivePart of Journal Special Issue Female Autonomy and Women’s Welfare
forced migration time use labour marketsJournal Article
Female autonomy and women's welfare: An introductionPart of Journal Special Issue Female Autonomy and Women’s Welfare
female autonomy Gender Women's welfarePolicy Brief
Toward gender equity and women’s empowermentThere are three main channels of women’s empowerment: legal or policy reforms, outside economic opportunities, and collective action...
Gender Equality DiscriminationBook Chapter
Excess female mortality in AfricaFrom the book: Towards Gender Equity in Development
Missing women Mortality Gender