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Session 68:
Demography with a Gender Lens

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