Thursday, April 30 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Nicolet B

Session 68:
Demography with a Gender Lens

Chair: Karin Brewster, Florida State University
Discussant: Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, University of California, Berkeley

  1. The Role of Parental Perceptions in the Gender Bias in Education in West Bengal, India: Results from a Micro Survey • Sriparna Bose, Sivanath Sastri College ; Sunita Bose, State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY)

  2. Exploring the Nature of Gender Equitable Attitudes among Ghanaian Men: Why do Some Men Reject the Patriarchal Dividend? • Ashley E. Frost, Pennsylvania State University

  3. Hindrance or Dividend? Changes in Marriage on Women’s Employment Prospects in 21 African Countries • Fatou Jah, Cornell University

  4. Can Policy Trump Gender? The Impact of Parenthood upon Paid and Unpaid Work and the Gender Division of Labour in Five Countries • Lyn Craig, University of New South Wales ; Mullan Killian, University of New South Wales

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