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The Great Gender Divergence

Alice Evans
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Why has the world become more gender equal? Why are some societies more gender equal than others?

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    Dr Alice Evans is a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford. She is writing “The Great Gender Divergence" (forthcoming with Princeton University Press). She has expertise on economic development and cultural change

  • Alice Evans

    Dr Alice Evans is a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford. She is writing “The Great Gender Divergence" (forthcoming with Princeton University Press). She has expertise on economic development and cultural change

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