Thursday, May 1 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Board Room 2

Session 59:
Links between Gender Inequality and Socioeconomic Development

Chair: Ann Blanc, Blancroft Research International
Discussant: Anju Malhotra, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

  1. Socioeconomic Development and Gender Inequality in Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Marriage • Lisa M. Bates, Harvard University ; Farzana Islam, Jahangirnagar University ; Md. Khairul Islam, Plan International

  2. Household Economic Strategies and the Dynamics of Marital Power in Rural Africa: Ugandan Case • Kofi D. Benefo, City University of New York

  3. Changing Economic Roles of Men and Women in Northern Vietnam: An Analysis of Four Marriage Cohorts • Kim Korinek, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  4. Does Educational Superiority Autonomize Daughters-in-Law Who Live with Their Mothers-in-Law? A Test of Caldwell’s Thesis • Manisha Sengupta, Johns Hopkins University ; Nan Johnson, Michigan State University

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