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Double jeopardy-pregnancy and birth during a catastrophic bushfire event followed by a pandemic lockdown, a natural experiment

Pregnant women who were exposed to both bushfire smoke and COVID-19 restrictions faced a higher risk for adverse maternal health and birth outcomes.

Bronwyn K. Brew, Natasha Donnolley, Amanda Henry, Hannah Dahlen, Bin Jalaludin, Georgina M. Chambers (2022)
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And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital

When senior partners have more daughters, their venture capital firms hire more women, improving deal and fund performance. 

Sophie Calder Wang, Paul A. Gompers (2021)
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Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia

Restrictive migration policy , which restricted people from emigrating (migrating away) from their country of origin, deteriorated the local labor market by pushing a higher percentage of women than men into informal and agricultural work but also led to an increase in junior secondary school enrollment.

Mattia Makovec, Ririn S. Purnamasari, Matteo Sandi, Astrid Savitiri (2018)
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Crimes Against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work

Criminalizing sex work in low-income settings like Indonesia decreases earnings of the female sex workers and increases the prevalence of STI infections.

Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Seager, Manisha Shah (2021)
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Don’t Pitch Like a Girl!: How Gender Stereotypes Influence Investor Decisions

Entrepreneurs displaying stereotypically “feminine” behaviors during venture capital “elevator pitch competitions” are less likely to be selected as finalists regardless of actual gender. 

Lakshmi Balachandra, Tony Briggs, Kim Eddleston, Candida Brush (2017)
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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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How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

Eric Arias (2019)
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Academic performance and single-sex schooling: Evidence from a natural experiment in Switzerland

Female students in all-female classes experience less stereotype threat and perform better in their mathematics grades than their female peers in coeducational classes, with no difference in their language grades.

Gerald Eisenkopf, Zohal Hessami, Urs Fischbacher, Heinrich W. Ursprung (2015)
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Performance-Support Bias And The Gender Pay Gap Among Stockbrokers

In stock brokerages, women are assigned smaller accounts, which leads to a gender wage gap in performance-based pay.

Janice Fanning Madden (2012)
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The Price of Power: Power Seeking and Backlash Against Female Politicians

When female politicians are perceived to be power-seeking, voters react negatively with feelings of moral outrage.

Tyler G. Okimoto, Victoria L Brescoll (2010)
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Double jeopardy-pregnancy and birth during a catastrophic bushfire event followed by a pandemic lockdown, a natural experiment

Pregnant women who were exposed to both bushfire smoke and COVID-19 restrictions faced a higher risk for adverse maternal health and birth outcomes.

Bronwyn K. Brew, Natasha Donnolley, Amanda Henry, Hannah Dahlen, Bin Jalaludin, Georgina M. Chambers (2022)
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Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia

Restrictive migration policy , which restricted people from emigrating (migrating away) from their country of origin, deteriorated the local labor market by pushing a higher percentage of women than men into informal and agricultural work but also led to an increase in junior secondary school enrollment.

Mattia Makovec, Ririn S. Purnamasari, Matteo Sandi, Astrid Savitiri (2018)
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Don’t Pitch Like a Girl!: How Gender Stereotypes Influence Investor Decisions

Entrepreneurs displaying stereotypically “feminine” behaviors during venture capital “elevator pitch competitions” are less likely to be selected as finalists regardless of actual gender. 

Lakshmi Balachandra, Tony Briggs, Kim Eddleston, Candida Brush (2017)
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How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

Eric Arias (2019)
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Performance-Support Bias And The Gender Pay Gap Among Stockbrokers

In stock brokerages, women are assigned smaller accounts, which leads to a gender wage gap in performance-based pay.

Janice Fanning Madden (2012)
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And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital

When senior partners have more daughters, their venture capital firms hire more women, improving deal and fund performance. 

Sophie Calder Wang, Paul A. Gompers (2021)
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Crimes Against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work

Criminalizing sex work in low-income settings like Indonesia decreases earnings of the female sex workers and increases the prevalence of STI infections.

Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Seager, Manisha Shah (2021)
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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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Academic performance and single-sex schooling: Evidence from a natural experiment in Switzerland

Female students in all-female classes experience less stereotype threat and perform better in their mathematics grades than their female peers in coeducational classes, with no difference in their language grades.

Gerald Eisenkopf, Zohal Hessami, Urs Fischbacher, Heinrich W. Ursprung (2015)
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The Price of Power: Power Seeking and Backlash Against Female Politicians

When female politicians are perceived to be power-seeking, voters react negatively with feelings of moral outrage.

Tyler G. Okimoto, Victoria L Brescoll (2010)
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