Blog
The COVID-19 crisis, informal workers, and gender — understanding the intersections
by
Martha Chen
March 2022
The COVID-19 crisis — the pandemic, restrictions, and recession — has not been a grand leveler. While all of us, rich and poor, faced the fear and...
Blog
Kanika Mahajan – IEA featured economist interview
by
UNU-WIDER
September 2021
Kanika Mahajan, a researcher engaged in UNU-WIDER's project on 'The changing nature of work and inequality', is the August 2021 featured economist of...
Blog
Motherhood and the gender gap in Latin America
by
Inés Berniell, Lucila Berniell, Dolores de la Mata, María Edo, Mariana Marchionni
March 2021
Gender gaps in labour supply, income, and wages are still large despite the remarkable convergence of roles of men and women in labour markets over...
Blog
Supply or demand? Exploring the mechanisms behind the rise of female labour force participation in Mexico
by
Sonia Bhalotra, Manuel Fernández
March 2021
At the global level, gender gaps in labour force participation have narrowed and over half a billion women have joined the workforce in the last 30...
Blog
Why women are made to rely on vulnerable work
by
Manuel Santos Silva, Maria C. Lo Bue, Tu Thi Ngoc Le,
Kunal Sen
February 2022
The gender pay-gap is one of the foremost indicators of gender inequality and thus a guide for women’s economic empowerment policies. Although there...
Blog
Gender pay gaps on the rise in South Africa
by
Michelle Pleace, Matthew Clance, Nicky Nicholls
January 2024
New analysis of income data in South Africa shows the gender pay gap—how much more men earn than women—has increased. According to findings from a...
Blog
How a data revolution in South Africa can help address gender inequality
In 2016, we joined a project in South Africa working to make tax data available for research purposes. Tax authorities collect an enormous amount of...
Blog
Moving out of identity silos and into intersectionality: The example of gender identity
by
Smriti Sharma
May 2019
Women are undoubtedly doing better today than they were even 40-50 years ago. The gender gap has shrunk in many areas, including educational...
Project meeting
Gender equality theme meeting
This planning meeting is for the project team members, and is by personal invitation only. For more information on this research, please see the research page
Thu, 12 July 2012
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Fri, 13 July 2012
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Lecture
Trade and gender inequality
Invited Guest Lecturer, Malokele Nanivazo, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. Contact Person: Henna Seinälä, University of Jyväskylä
Mon, 26 November 2012
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Blog
Driving change: Nadine Riedel on economics and gender equality
In celebration of South Africa's Women's Month, SA-TIED is spotlighting exceptional women with the 'Breaking Barriers, Building Economies: Women in...
Blog
Contributing to gender inclusivity: A glimpse into Pumla Bam's journey
by
Pumla Bam
August 2023
In celebration of South Africa's Women's Month, SA-TIED is spotlighting women driving change in economics. Through the 'Breaking Barriers, Building...
Blog
Meet the women behind the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development programme
by
Anne Tomi
March 2020
Globally, women are under-represented in the field of economics. Only a third of all academic research staff in the field of economics in Europe are...
Seminar
Maureen Odongo on gender disparities and financial inclusion in Tanzania
Maureen Odongo gave a presentation on 15 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar, in collaboration with UONGOZI Institute...
Thu, 15 April 2021
Past event
Presentation
ASREC Europe 2016
The Association for the Study of Religion, Economics and Culture (ASREC) held a conference at the University of Copenhagen on 16-17 May 2016.
Mon, 16 May 2016
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Tue, 17 May 2016
Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen,
Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 26,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Presentation
Ayu Pratiwi and Milla Nyyssölä on land rights and inter-generational resource allocations in Tanzania
On 17 November 2021 Turku University researcher Ayu Pratiwi and UNU-WIDER Research Associate Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of their presentation is A long-term...
Wed, 17 November 2021
online,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on social policy trajectories and women in Tanzania
The virtual conference Social Policy in Africa is organized 22-24 November 2021 by University of South Africa (UNISA) in the City of Tshwane in South Africa. On 22 November researchers Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation in the...
Mon, 22 November 2021
online,
South Africa
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD work presented at an ODI seminar
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) organises a hybrid event on 29 June 2023 to present the findings of ODI’s recent work on the role of tax and transfers in addressing income inequality across countries with different income levels. The in person...
Thu, 29 June 2023
Online,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
Ashwini Deshpande and Janneke Pieters on women’s work
Tue, 8 March 2022
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on social protection and gender in Tanzania
On 29 September 2021 UNU-WIDER researchers Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of their presentation is Social protection and gender in Tanzania -...
Wed, 29 September 2021
online,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Gender and development
This project workshop, organized by UNU-WIDER and University of Namur, brings together researchers to discuss joint work on gender and development. The workshop will be held in Helsinki on 4 – 5 October 2016.
Tue, 4 October 2016
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Wed, 5 October 2016
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Contemporary issues in gender and development
Tue, 25 October 2016
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Wed, 26 October 2016
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event