Esther Duflo and Raghabendra Chattopadhyay’s seminal work highlights the importance of women’s leadership on welfare outcomes by examining the effects of gender quotas in India’s local governance, finding that female
Co-authored by Cecilia Rouse and Claudia Goldin, this study compares hiring data from orchestras that used "blind" auditions and screening to better understand sex-bias in hiring decision. The researchers found that
This paper by Seema Jayachandran synthesizes insights from economics, anthropology, and sociology to examine how historical contexts have shaped gender roles and disparities. Highlighting critical areas where gender inequality manifests, including
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Debiasing Law Enforcement Officers: Evidence from an Expressive Arts Intervention in India
Debiasing Law Enforcement Officers: Evidence from an Expressive Arts Intervention in India
Women as Policymakers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India (2003)
Esther Duflo and Raghabendra Chattopadhyay’s seminal work highlights the importance of women’s leadership on welfare outcomes by examining the effects of gender quotas in India’s local governance, finding that female
Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians (2000)
Co-authored by Cecilia Rouse and Claudia Goldin, this study compares hiring data from orchestras that used "blind" auditions and screening to better understand sex-bias in hiring decision. The researchers found that
The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries (2015)
This paper by Seema Jayachandran synthesizes insights from economics, anthropology, and sociology to examine how historical contexts have shaped gender roles and disparities. Highlighting critical areas where gender inequality manifests, including