Background Papers
Commissioned Papers Country Case Studies Working Papers Gender Perceptions in Southeast Asian Countries: Findings from JICA-RI Value Surveys, by Kohei Yoshida, JICA Research Institute Promoting Gender Parity Lessons from Yemen: A JICA Technical Cooperation Project in Basic Education, by Takako Yuki/ Keiko Mizuno/ Keiichi Ogawa/ Mihoko Sakai, JICA and Kobe University The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Fertility, Marital Status or Education? by Diego Amador (University of Pennsylvania), Raquel Bernal (Universidad de Los Andes), and Ximena Peña (Universidad de Los Andes) Engendering trade, by Andrei Levchenko/ Toan Do, University of Michigan The Role of Men in Gender Equality, by Lidia Farre, Universidad de Alicante Sex Equality in Family Law: Historical Legacies, Feminist Activism, and Religious Power in 70 Countries, by Mala Htun & Laurel Weldon, The New School/ Purdue University Maternal Health and Fertility: An international perspective , by Stefania Albanesi, Columbia University Gender Quotas and Female Leadership, by Rohini Pande, Deanna Ford, Harvard University The Impact of Trade Liberalization Policies and FDI on Gender Inequality: A Literature Review, by Ernesto Aguayo Tellez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Gender and Mobility in the Developing World, by Tanu Priya Uteng, Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Role of Technological Change in Increasing Gender Equity with a Focus on Information and Communications Technology, by Joyce Jacobsen, Wesleyan University. Impact of increased access to information in the context of the globalization process on gender identity etc., Saskia Sassen, Columbia University Exports, Equity, and Empowerment: The Effects of Readymade Garments Manufacturing Employment on Gender Equality in Bangladesh, by Naomi Therese Hossain, Institute of Development Studies Does gender inequality hinder growth? The evidence and its policy implications, Oriana Bandiera/ Ashwini Natraj, London Schoool of Economics Gender Machineries Worldwide, by Dorothy McBride and Amy Mazur, Florida Atlantic University/Washington State University The Impact of the CEDAW Convention: Paths to Equality , by Andrew Byrnes/ Marsha Freeman, University of New South Wales/University of Minnesot Masculinities, Social Change and Development, bt Margaret E. Greene, Omar Robles, and Piotr Maciej Pawlak Do Shocks Affect Men's and Women's Assets Differently? A Review of Literature and New Evidence for Bangladesh and Uganda, by Agnes Quisumbing, Neha Kumar, Julia A. Behrman, IFPRI Gender Earnings Gaps in the World, by Hugo Nopo, Nancy Daza, Johana Ramos, Inter-American Development Bank Domestic Violence, Lori Heise, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Jennifer Poole, University of California, Santa Cruz Gender experiments in Peru, by Henrik Wiig, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research Gender Inequality and Economic Growth, by David Cuberes/ Marc Teignier Baque, University of Alicante/University of Pais Vasco From Nutrition to Aspirations and Self-Efficacy: Gender Bias over Time among Children in Four Countries , by Stefan Dercon, Oxford University Gender Differences in Employment and Returns to Education, by Maurice Kugler, Eric Bettinger and Michael Kremer, World Bank-LCSPP, Stanford University, Harvard University The Feminization of Agriculture with Chinese Characteristics, by Alan de Brauw, Jikun Huang, Linxiu Zhang, Scott Rozelle, IFPRI, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Stanford University Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries, by Cheryl Doss, University of Yale Public sector employment and gender labor market outcomes, by Sara de la Rica, Juan Jose The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes, Brindusa Anghel, Sara de la Ricaand Juan J. Dolado, Universidad Pais Vasco, Universidad Carlos III Madrid Gender Differencials in Education, Career Choices and Labor Market Outcomes on a Sample of OECD Countries , by Luca Flabbi, Georgetown University Promoting Gender Equality by Facilitating Women's Collective Problem-Solving Capacity Development: Japanese Experience with the Post-War Life Improvement Program and Its Application to Contemporary Developing Countries, by Mine Sato, JICA Research Institute Spain country case study, Virginia Sánchez Marcos/ Nezih Guner, University of Cantabria/University of Barcelona Kyrgyz Country Case Study, by Gulnara Ibraeva, Anara Moldosheva, and Anara Niyazova Mozambique Country Case Study: Gender Equality and Development in Mozambique, by Inge Tvedten, Chr Michelsen Institute (CMI) India Country Case Study , by Nitya Rao/ Vegard Iversen, University of East Anglia/Indian Statistical Institute Cambodia country case study, Kate Frieson, Consultant Georgia country case study, Nana Sumbadze, Institute for Policy Studies (Georgia) Sweden country case study, Anita Nyberg, Stockholm University The Making of Gender Equality in Tunisia and Implications for Development, Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida Japan Country Case Study: Gender-Equality and the Revitalization of Japan's Society and Economy under Globalization, Mari Osawa, University of Tokyo Gender and common property resources, Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay, Urvashi Narain, Limin Wang Migration: An international overview of migrant stocks and flows, Caglar Ozden (DECRG) Critical literature review of impacts of gender differentiated access to justice/enforcement of rights and evaluation of policy responses, LEGVP/J4P Literature review on domestic violence, SDV team Labor market transitions among men and women, Bil Maloney (WB, DEC) and Mariano Bosch (Univ Alicante) Gender impact of trade openness in DR and CAFTA countries, Samuel Freije and Maurizio Bussolo (LAC PREM) Gender impacts of climate change, Emmanuel Skoufias (WB, PRMPR) Critical (literature) review on gender-differentiated access to pension and other insurance mechanisms, WB, HD anchor Indonesia: Education and occupational segregation, John Gilles (DECRG) Gender, agriculture and rural development, ARD team (Determinants of) gender differentials in ownership of and access to assets, Kathleen Beegle, Markus Goldstein and Nina Rosas Gender and agricultural productivity, Andre Croppenstedt (FAO), Markus Goldstein and Nina Rosas The Role of Law and Justice in Achieving Gender Equality, by Rea Abada Chiongson, Deval Desai, Teresa Marchiori, and Michael Woolcock Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy, by Joy Clancy, Magi Matinga, Sheila Oparaocha, and Tanja Winther Gender and Rural Non-farm Entrepreneurship, by Rita Costa and Bob Rijkers Trends and Socioeconomic Gradients in Adult Mortality around the Developing World, by Damien de Walque and Deon Filmer