Mass attachment to religion is rapidly declining in most of the world; Why, and What comes
next? The world is becoming less religious. Since 2007, there has been a pervasive decline …

Scholars study representative international surveys to understand cross-cultural differences
in mentality patterns, which are measured via complex multi-item constructs. Methodologists …

To advance the discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, we analyze
the management literature and examples of advocacy practices inspired by the three DEI …

While Western democracies have become increasingly gender equal over the past decades,
recent research documents a backlash against gender equality in the form of rising modern …

Structural equation modelers judge multi-item constructs against three requirements:(a)
multiple items converge in a single dimension;(b) individual-level patterns of item …

A typical character of land tenure or property systems in sub-Saharan Africa is that the
systems exclude women (implicitly and explicitly). That is why the discourse on women and …

This article reports evidence of misspecification of the measurement model for the index of
emancipative values, a value construct used as a key explanatory variable in many …

This article aims to bridge the mainstream social science and the economic history
literatures on the drivers of gender equality across contexts. We discuss the explanations in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on societies, with possible
consequences for their fundamental values. Inglehart's revised modernization theory links …

Is Islam a religion that promotes patriarchy? In the academic debate, there are different
assessments. On the one hand, there is the thesis of an elective affinity between Islam and …