Social norms as a barrier to women's employment in develo** countries

S Jayachandran - 2020 - nber.org
This article discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor
market in develo** countries. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the …

Resha** adolescents' gender attitudes: Evidence from a school-based experiment in India

D Dhar, T Jain, S Jayachandran - American economic review, 2022 - aeaweb.org
This paper evaluates an intervention in India that engaged adolescent girls and boys in
classroom discussions about gender equality for two years, aiming to reduce their support …

Employment effects of skills trainings in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of recent randomized controlled trials

B Beber, T Lakemann, R Schnars, J Lay - De Economist, 2024 - Springer
This study provides a comprehensive systematic review of recent randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) to evaluate the employment effects of skills training programs in sub-Saharan …

Gender equality and development: Indonesia in a global context

L Cameron - Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Gender equality in Indonesia is approximately at the level you would expect given the
country's level of development. Indonesia has more gender inequality than some …

Self-driven Women: Gendered mobility, employment, and the lift of the driving ban in Saudi Arabia

I Macias-Alonso, HR Kim, AL González - Gender, Place & Culture, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
A key feature of current economic policies in Saudi Arabia is the inclusion of women in the
labor market. The lift of the ban on women driving was expected to have a positive impact on …

Gender norms and labor-supply expectations: Experimental evidence from adolescents

E Grewenig, P Lergetporer, K Werner - 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Gender gaps in labor-market outcomes often exacerbate with the arrival of the first child. We
investigate how highlighting existing gender norms affects labor-supply expectations in a …

Evaluating the Impact of Entrepreneurship Edutainment in Egypt: An Experimental Approach

G Barsoum, B Crépon, D Gardiner, B Michel… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We measure the impact of an edutainment television programme specifically designed to
promote entrepreneurship among young adult viewers in Egypt. We implemented a …

Women's centrality of life domains: the Israeli case

A Kay, M Sharabi - Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This article aims to provide an examination of the impact of Jewish religious
tradition on attitudes toward life domains among Jewish Israeli women. This is the first study …