Gendered language in job ads and applicant behavior: Evidence from India

Submitted by Ishita Datta on
EfD Authors:
Mahajan, Kanika

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.

Peer Reviewed
Gender

Environmental justice beyond race: Skin tone and exposure to air pollution

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra
Cardenas, Juan Camilo

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.

Peer Reviewed
Air Quality, Gender

Guidelines for gender and socially inclusive payment for ecosystem services for the water sector in Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Mulwa, Richard
Ndwiga, Michael
Musembi, Elly
Wanjohi , Kanani

Water is an essential resource for life, yet its sustainability is increasingly threatened by environmental degradation, climate change, and inequitable management practices. To address these challenges, the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) approach offers a transformative mechanism for promoting environmental conservation while ensuring socio-economic equity.

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Gender, Policy Design, Water

Women Empowerment in Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Manufacturing Productivity

Submitted by Meseret Birhan… on
EfD Authors:
G.Kebede, Selamawit
Barasa, Laura
Adusah-Poku, Frank
Agradi, Mawunyo

Key Messages

  • It is painted that product innovation has a positive effect on energy efficiency
  • Energy efficiency in the case studies has a positive effect on TFP, capital productivity, and labour productivity
  • On average, Ghana has the highest energy efficiency among the four case study countries including Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria
  • There is no association between firm innovation and gender in Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria
  • Findings highlighted that productivity effects of energy efficiency are lower for women-owned enterprises
Research Brief
Energy, Gender
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