This article asserts the necessity of a twenty-first century movement for achieving excellence with equity. For most of our nation's…
This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus on informal employment, and highlights the growing significance of…
We present the results of an experiment that explores whether women are less willing than men to guess on multiple-choice tests. Our test…
The education gap between men and women has closed, or has even reversed in many countries. Have countries also made progress in closing…
The 2012 report recognized that expanding women's agency - their ability to make decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to…
Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment affects fertility in…
Why are women still relatively scarce in the international studies profession? Although women have entered careers in international studies…
My hometown — Port Clinton, Ohio, population 6,050 — was in the 1950s a passable embodiment of the American dream, a place that offered…
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We evaluate a 'girl-friendly' primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program…
"If I like a boy I cannot tell anybody about my choice because I am a girl. I like making friends with boys but being a girl I cannot do…