The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp
Employment opportunities for refugees significantly boosted their psychological well being. For women refugees, it also increased their perceptions of household power and intolerance for intimate partner violence.
Reshmaan Hussam,
Erin M. Kelley,
Gregory Lane,
Fatima Zahra
Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps
Redesigning résumés reduces discrimination against female jobseekers with child-related employment gaps and overall improves hireability of applicants with and without employment gaps.
Ariella S. Kristal,
Leonie Nicks,
Jamie Lee Gloor,
Oliver P. Hauser
The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities
Piped water interventions resulted in a significant reduction of time spent fetching water for girls and women, as well as increased household water consumption.
James C. Winter,
Gary L. Darmstadt,
Jennifer Davis
The Effect of Gender-Targeted Transfers: Experimental Evidence From India
Evidence from India suggests gender-targeted cash transfer programs can empower women in household decision-making processes but have little effect on household expenditures, savings, income, or nutrition.
The Racialized and Gendered Workplace: Applying an Intersectional Lens to a Field Experiment on Hiring Discrimination in Five European Labor Markets
Employment chances of minority applicants depend on how well they are perceived to align with the feminine or masculine traits of the job. While white women are strongly preferred for female-type jobs, women of color are not given a similar advantage.
Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the laboratory and in the field
Restructuring competitions in lab settings and in the workplace so that competition is the default significantly reduces the gender gap and may decrease gender imbalances in leadership positions or career trajectories in organizations.
The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp
Employment opportunities for refugees significantly boosted their psychological well being. For women refugees, it also increased their perceptions of household power and intolerance for intimate partner violence.
Reshmaan Hussam,
Erin M. Kelley,
Gregory Lane,
Fatima Zahra
The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities
Piped water interventions resulted in a significant reduction of time spent fetching water for girls and women, as well as increased household water consumption.
James C. Winter,
Gary L. Darmstadt,
Jennifer Davis
The Effect of Gender-Targeted Transfers: Experimental Evidence From India
Evidence from India suggests gender-targeted cash transfer programs can empower women in household decision-making processes but have little effect on household expenditures, savings, income, or nutrition.
Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the laboratory and in the field
Restructuring competitions in lab settings and in the workplace so that competition is the default significantly reduces the gender gap and may decrease gender imbalances in leadership positions or career trajectories in organizations.
Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps
Redesigning résumés reduces discrimination against female jobseekers with child-related employment gaps and overall improves hireability of applicants with and without employment gaps.
Ariella S. Kristal,
Leonie Nicks,
Jamie Lee Gloor,
Oliver P. Hauser
The Racialized and Gendered Workplace: Applying an Intersectional Lens to a Field Experiment on Hiring Discrimination in Five European Labor Markets
Employment chances of minority applicants depend on how well they are perceived to align with the feminine or masculine traits of the job. While white women are strongly preferred for female-type jobs, women of color are not given a similar advantage.
