Center for Research on Women and Jobs (CRWJ)

Sofía’s research focuses on violence against women and children, as well as women’s access to jobs, markets, and justice. She studies barriers to mobility, safety, justice, and skill acquisition.

Leila’s work centers on the economic empowerment of women in MENA, exploring the effectiveness of interventions that alleviate childcare constraints and provide financial access.

Girija studies gender, violence, and transport in urban areas with a focus on harassment in public spaces and the effectiveness of potential solutions on women’s physical and economic mobility.

Rachel uses RCTs to study topics including innovations in (W)MSME finance, procurement and digital skills trainings for women entrepreneurs, women’s employment in manufacturing, and childcare provision.

Jacobus (Jacob)’s research on women and jobs currently focuses on the labor market outcomes of women in high violence contexts and the labor market outcomes of women who raise children alone. 

Clara researches social protection, socio-emotional skills, and climate change - including the impact of agricultural risk management and technology adoption - to advance women’s economic empowerment.

Lelys studies how interventions like cash transfers or childcare services support women’s empowerment and wellbeing. She also seeks to improve the measurement of women’s work and employment.

Anna’s work integrates quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including behavioral insights. She has examined the impacts of gender-responsive fiscal policies and legal reforms, as well as gendered laws.

Devaki’s research examines the various socio-economic barriers that women face and their impact on women's labor force participation and marriage market outcomes.

Xavier’s research focuses on access to financial services, financial consumer protection and community driven development. 

Alev conducts research on the laws benchmarked by Women, Business, and the Law. Her work focuses on gender-based violence, mental health, social norms, labor market, and financial inclusion.

Sylvan's research on gender focuses on three key areas: the impact of childcare burdens on women, children, and families; women's access to emerging digital public and private services; and survey methodology.

Hillary's research focuses on how childcare and eldercare services can help women access jobs. She also explores occupational sorting, socio-emotional skill development, and enhancing women's business performance.

Leora researches the impact of digital development on household finance and employment, especially for women. She studies how women make and receive payments, save, borrow, and access financing for their businesses. 

Tatjana’s research studies how the evolving role of women in the labor force shapes countries’ structural transformation and economic growth. 

Estelle studies youth employment and girls’ empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa, covering skills training, labor access, childcare, GBV prevention, and agriculture. 

Megan's work focuses on the constraints women face in starting and growing microenterprises and the role microenterprise income plays in the economic lives of rural, low-income households. 

Alicia’s research centers on employment policies, labor market transitions, and skills development, with an emphasis on initiatives to support female labor force participation, online job portals, public works, and micro-entrepreneurship programs.

David studies microenterprise growth and employment. Recent work examines gender differences in training and grants for entrepreneurs, and job access interventions in higher-income countries.

Joao studies how empowering women shapes economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa, testing interventions to expand economic opportunities and boost women’s productivity and incomes. 

Oyebola studies different ways of improving women’s economic outcomes such as the role of social protection programs as well as the impact of digital technologies.

Sreelakshmi’s research uses field experiments and observational data to understand gender-based constraints in development programs on entrepreneurship, social protection, adolescence, and agriculture.

Louise’s research examines labor market dynamics in low-income settings, the distributional impacts of labor policies, and interventions aimed at reducing gender disparities in employment and income.

Steven Pennings is a macroeconomist interested in the drivers of long-run economic growth in developing countries, including the effects of higher female labor force participation. 

Elizaveta studies how policy, macroeconomic conditions, and norms shape women’s time use across market and domestic work, and how their choices affect themselves, others, and broader economic growth. 

Rachael’s research seeks to understand and identify effective solutions to address gender inequality in earnings opportunities, property rights, and labor market trajectories for youth. 

Léa studies factors shaping women’s labor market participation in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on education, skills, and training—especially for young women.

Broadly speaking, Jesica is interested in understanding the determinants of the allocation of female talent in developing countries (in and out of the labor force, across occupations).

Iva studies social and economic barriers that women and girls face in low- and middle-income countries and innovative solutions to help young women transition from school to employment.

Ana Maria’s research explores the intersection of gender and labor, examining how social, cultural, and institutional factors shape women’s opportunities.

Diego’s research agenda focuses on interventions to address the differential constraints faced by women-led businesses, the transition from school to work, and financial inclusion.  

Hannah works at the intersection of firms, markets, and gender, studying how to increase women’s leadership and labor force participation, and how workplace roles shape household decision-making.

Julia’s research focuses on closing gender gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa. She evaluates innovative interventions to empower women by increasing their earnings opportunities and agency.  

Kate leads an initiative on job search platforms and gender. She has also published several experimental studies on women's physical mobility and its impact on economic participation.