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Investigating the Power of Physicians’ Daughters

A new working paper by Tianyi Wang and co-authors reveals that male physicians with daughters deliver better health outcomes for female patients.

Health Women and Girls In the Media November 2024
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Advancing Women’s Representation and Opportunities in STEM Fields Through Exposure to Role Models

A summary of Clémentine Van Effenterre’s research in J-PAL's Policy Insights

Women and Girls In the Media February 2024
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A Gender Gap in Commercializing Scientific Discoveries

FOS Affiliate Marlène Koffi focuses on the barriers faced by women when commercializing scientific discoveries. In a research study with Matt Marx, Koffi characterizes the gender dynamics of scientific commercialization in the full canon of scientific inquiry.

Work Women and Girls In the Media July 2023
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InequaliTalks podcast by Clémentine Van Effenterre: Gender Inequality in Peruvian Trade, with Pamela Medina Quispe

In this episode, Pamela Medina Quispe explores how Chinese import competition in Peru negatively impacts women's participation in the labour market. She points to the exposure to competition in the manufacturing industry as a force pushing women into the unstable, informal sector.

Women and Girls Work Faculty News July 2023
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How Does Living with In-Laws Affect Women’s Employment?

Women in India have one of the lowest rates of labour force participation in the world. They also co-reside with their parents-in-law at unusually high rates.

Women and Girls Work In the Media March 2023
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