On a global scale, India ranks very poorly in terms of gender equality. This overall indicator
masks important heterogeneities across the separate measures of female empowerment …

This paper studies the impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in
India. Using state level variation in legal changes to women's property rights, we show that …

While female property ownership is associated with positive outcomes for women, their right
to inherit property in patrilineal societies may also result in more constraining marriage …

In Semiotics of Rape, Rupal Oza follows the social life of rape in rural northwest India to
reveal how rape is not only a violation of the body but a language through which a range of …

This article explains how Nepali Hindu women's oppressive position was created in the past
and how they are still struggling for their full liberation–mukti. It also reflects that Hindu …

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, guarantees freedom of religion for all.
The Muslim population constituting roughly 3% of the total population of 60 million people in …

The gender gap in entrepreneurship undermines economic growth, which emphasizes the
importance of understanding what impedes business formation by women. Utilizing a …

India has a distinct family hierarchy and a vertical collectivistic culture. Indian traditional
cultural norms discourage young adults from having romantic or sexual relationships before …

This research re-examines the nature and intensity of losses, associated with the
compulsory acquisition of private land for public projects, through the lens of the 'capability …

We provide first evidence that variations in the expected returns to crime affect the location of
property crime. Our identification strategy relies on the widely held perception in the United …