How Cities Erode Gender Inequality: A New Theory and Evidence from Cambodia
Support for gender equality has risen, globally. Analyses of this trend focus on individual and/or country-level characteristics. But this overlooks sub-national variation. Citydwellers are more likely to support gender equality … Continue reading
Confronting Gender Inequality
The LSE Gender Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the Gender, Inequality and Power Commission’s final report: ‘Confronting Gender Inequality’. The Commission was designed to draw on LSE … Continue reading
The Rise of Gender Capitalism
Investing with a gender lens can create financial and social impact by increasing women’s access to capital, promoting workplace equity, and creating products and services that improve the lives of … Continue reading
Close the gap! The cost of inequality in women’s work
Sex discrimination at work costs women in poor countries $9 trillion each year – more than the combined GDPs of Britain, France and Germany. This huge inequality exists because women … Continue reading