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Were California’s Decarceration efforts smart? A quasi-experimental examination of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

Decarceration efforts that do not explicitly address racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in incarceration rates risk exacerbating such gaps, even as they reduce overall incarceration.
Aaron Gottlieb, Pajarita Charles, Branden McLeod, Jean Kjellstrand, Janaé Bonsu (2020)
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Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India

A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.
Karthik Muralidharan, Nishith Prakash (2017)
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The effect of California’s paid family leave policy on parent health: A quasi-experimental study

Paid family leave policies support the health of families with newborn children, with particular improvements in health status and psychological distress in mothers and particular benefits in reduced alcohol use in fathers.
Bethany C. Lee, Sepideh Modrek, Justin S. White, Akansha Batra, Daniel F. Collin, Rita Hamad (2020)
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The Gendered Spillover Effect of Young Children's Health on Human Capital: Evidence from Turkey

In developing nations, reducing morbidity among preschool children may improve educational outcomes for their adolescent sisters by lessening childcare duties and allowing them to attend school.
Marcella M. Alsan (2017)
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Women Leaving the Playpen: The Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

Being socialized at a young age in a society with female political empowerment, specifically women’s suffrage, increases a girl’s likelihood to participate in the labor force, divorce, and attain education as an adult.
Michaela Slotwinski, Alois Stutzer (2019)
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Is Blinded Review Enough? How Gendered Outcomes Arise Even Under Anonymous Evaluation

Innovative research by women is underfunded because of gender differences in writing style.
Julian Kolev, Yuly Fuentes-Medel, Fiona E. Murray (2019)
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Do women want to work more or more regularly? Evidence from a natural experiment

In France, a four-day school week schedule affected mothers’ professional advancement and contributed to the gender wage gap.
Emma Duchini, Clémentine Van Effenterre (2018)
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The Short-Term Impacts of a Schooling Conditional Cash Transfer Program on the Sexual Behavior of Young Women

Educational conditional cash transfer programs lead to “win-win” scenarios for girls: increases in their schooling and reductions in risky sexual behavior.
Sarah Baird, Ephraim Chirwa, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2010)
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The Paradox of Meritocracy in Organizations

Organizations that emphasize merit-based cultures, while intending to increase opportunities, fairness, and equity, may inadvertently be disadvantaging women.
Emilio J. Castilla, Stephan Benard (2010)
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Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in China

Formal employment reduces fertility rates for women in China.
Hai Fang, Karen Eggleston, John Rizzo, Richard Zeckhauser (2012)
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Were California’s Decarceration efforts smart? A quasi-experimental examination of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

Decarceration efforts that do not explicitly address racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in incarceration rates risk exacerbating such gaps, even as they reduce overall incarceration.
Aaron Gottlieb, Pajarita Charles, Branden McLeod, Jean Kjellstrand, Janaé Bonsu (2020)
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The effect of California’s paid family leave policy on parent health: A quasi-experimental study

Paid family leave policies support the health of families with newborn children, with particular improvements in health status and psychological distress in mothers and particular benefits in reduced alcohol use in fathers.
Bethany C. Lee, Sepideh Modrek, Justin S. White, Akansha Batra, Daniel F. Collin, Rita Hamad (2020)
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Women Leaving the Playpen: The Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

Being socialized at a young age in a society with female political empowerment, specifically women’s suffrage, increases a girl’s likelihood to participate in the labor force, divorce, and attain education as an adult.
Michaela Slotwinski, Alois Stutzer (2019)
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Do women want to work more or more regularly? Evidence from a natural experiment

In France, a four-day school week schedule affected mothers’ professional advancement and contributed to the gender wage gap.
Emma Duchini, Clémentine Van Effenterre (2018)
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The Paradox of Meritocracy in Organizations

Organizations that emphasize merit-based cultures, while intending to increase opportunities, fairness, and equity, may inadvertently be disadvantaging women.
Emilio J. Castilla, Stephan Benard (2010)
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Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India

A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.
Karthik Muralidharan, Nishith Prakash (2017)
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The Gendered Spillover Effect of Young Children's Health on Human Capital: Evidence from Turkey

In developing nations, reducing morbidity among preschool children may improve educational outcomes for their adolescent sisters by lessening childcare duties and allowing them to attend school.
Marcella M. Alsan (2017)
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Is Blinded Review Enough? How Gendered Outcomes Arise Even Under Anonymous Evaluation

Innovative research by women is underfunded because of gender differences in writing style.
Julian Kolev, Yuly Fuentes-Medel, Fiona E. Murray (2019)
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The Short-Term Impacts of a Schooling Conditional Cash Transfer Program on the Sexual Behavior of Young Women

Educational conditional cash transfer programs lead to “win-win” scenarios for girls: increases in their schooling and reductions in risky sexual behavior.
Sarah Baird, Ephraim Chirwa, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2010)
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Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in China

Formal employment reduces fertility rates for women in China.
Hai Fang, Karen Eggleston, John Rizzo, Richard Zeckhauser (2012)
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