Gendered language in job ads and applicant behavior: Evidence from India
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This study analyzes nearly 158K job ads and 6.45M applications from India to examine how gendered language in job postings affects wages and applicant behavior. About 8% of ads explicitly state a gender preference. Jobs preferring women explicitly or implicitly offer lower wages but attract more female applicants.
Sandra Aguilar-Gomez on why gender matters in environmental economics
Sandra Aguilar-Gomez has joined the Environment for Development network as its first gender research expert. In this conversation, she shares why integrating a gender lens is critical to effective…
Strategic workshop shapes SETI’s new research agenda
The Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative (SETI) held a workshop to establish a research agenda, a strategic plan for the SETI group, collaborative research proposals for international funding, and…
Environmental justice beyond race: Skin tone and exposure to air pollution
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Recent research, focused mostly on the United States and Western Europe, shows that marginalized communities often face greater environmental degradation. However, the ethnoracial categories used in these studies may not fully capture environmental inequality in the Global South. Moving beyond conventional ethnoracial variables, this study presents findings exploring the link between skin tone and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) exposure in Colombia.
Study shows great potential of solar irrigation for small farms in Nepal
A recent study found that targeted financial models and specific incentives can overcome the barriers to the use of solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) among smallholder and women farmers in Nepal. Dipendra…
