I n the epilogue of their blockbuster book Mostly Harmless Econometrics (2009), Josh Angrist and Steve Pischke write, “If applied econometrics were easy, theorists would do it.” As academic jokes go, ...

New research from Chile suggests that women’s participation in soccer may contribute to their social, political, health, and economic empowerment. Researcher Ali Ryan-Mosley conducted 33 interviews ...

The number of years it will take to achieve gender parity has increased to 135, according to a new World Economic Forum report. At an Open Forum session in Davos, leaders and change-makers met to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transforming large-scale companies and workplace diversity. Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, about 60 percent ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Review of Women's Empowerment Frameworks and Measures." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Women's Empowerment, Population Dynamics, and ...

Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 46, No. 161, Special Issue: Economic fraud in neoliberal Africa: power, accumulation and class formation (September 2019), pp. 415-441 (27 pages) Black ...

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ABU DHABI, 24th April, 2025 (WAM) -- Under the esteemed patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the “Mother of the Nation,” Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the ...

Official surveys of household income and expenditure in Nigeria point to a rising tide of poverty and privation, especially for women. The recently released Nigeria General Household Survey-Panel ...