The mental load has received considerable public attention especially in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we synthesize existing literature to argue that the mental …

Research on time use has seen several major developments in recent years. These include
the adoption of exciting new technologies (eg, smartphones, wearable Global Positioning …

Can fintech close the gender gap in access to financial services? Using novel survey data
for 28 countries, this paper finds a large and ubiquitous 'fintech gender gap': while 29% of …

Abstract Traditionally, Labor Force Surveys and Household Surveys have been used to
gather information on the time individuals devote to paid work (eg, labor-force statistics) …

Recently much attention has been focused on whether the gender transformation of paid
and unpaid work in society referred to as the gender revolution has hit a wall, or at least …

Many African countries are still in the early stages of structural transformation. Typically, as
economies move through the structural transformation, activities once conducted within the …

This paper investigates the role of the rise in services in the narrowing of gender gaps in
hours and wages in recent decades. We highlight the between-industry component of …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

Gender budgeting is an approach to budgeting that uses fiscal policy and administration to
promote gender equality and girls and women's development. This paper posits that …

Since its inception in 2010, the Arab Spring has evolved into a situation of violent conflict in
many countries, leading to high levels of migration from the affected region. Given the social …