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  • One limitation of these findings is that dowry data are only available for rural areas, thereby limiting the overall generalizability of our mechanism analysis. It is also important to keep in mind that REDS is a rural sample; hence, these findings may or may not be generalizable to urban India.

    Brothers, dowry, and spousal quality · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of evidence on the effects of the state-level prohibition of marriage bars in teaching during the 1930s.

    The Effects of Prohibiting Marriage Bars: The Case of U.S. Teachers · 2026 · DOI

  • Immigrant women face challenges in accessing the labour market due to limited language proficiency and institutional barriers. The family migration channel can be varied, including all ages from diverse countries, making it difficult for women to access the labour market.

    Motherhood Penalty and Labour Market Integration of Immigrant Women: A Review on Evidence from Four OECD Countries · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the intersections between the motherhood penalty, immigrant women, and labour market integration. Studies specifically concerning immigrant women are still emerging. The paper aims to address this gap by illustrating how immigrant women experience the motherhood penalty in major immigrant-receiving countries.

    Motherhood Penalty and Labour Market Integration of Immigrant Women: A Review on Evidence from Four OECD Countries · 2024 · DOI

  • The lack of consideration of the gender perspective in infrastructure planning. The need to explore the economic analysis of public policies on public infrastructures from a gender perspective.

    Everyday Life Infrastructure Impact on Subjective Well-Being in the European Union: A Gender Perspective · 2024 · DOI

  • Limitations of this study should be acknowledged. For more concrete and generalized implications, the influence of similar legal and institutional changes will need to be explored in different contexts.

    Women’s economic rights and child education: evidence from historical reforms in the US · 2026 · DOI

  • These findings highlight that investing in women’s education alone is insufficient for empowering women’s voice without structural opportunities for women's social participation and a secular cultural climate that legitimizes equal spousal communication.

    When does her education relate to his attitudes? Spousal education and gender-role attitudes across macro-contexts · 2026 · DOI

  • Our findings show that increased export market access can generate divergent effects along the employment and wage margins, helping reconcile conflicting results in the existing literature and highlighting the importance of heterogeneity in understanding the gendered consequences of global integration.

    Winner or Loser? Opening to Export Markets and Gender‐Specific Labour Market Adjustments · 2026 · DOI

  • While digitalization is reshaping work and life globally, its micro‐level impacts on individual behavior in undeveloped areas remain insufficiently understood.

    Invisible Threads Weaving a New Fabric: How Digitalization Is Reshaping Work and Life in Undeveloped Areas · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite growing scholarly attention to the gender pay gap (GPG), limited research has examined how fertility patterns interact with welfare policies to shape gendered wage inequalities across economic sectors.

    Explaining the gender pay gap at the NACE-classified economic sector level: the fertility–welfare nexus across the EU · 2026 · DOI

  • This study addresses a critical gap in the literature by demonstrating that certain family policies may increase women's dependency on informal income sources.

    Explaining gendered informality: how family policies shape women's participation in unregistered employment in Europe · 2026 · DOI

  • The effects of SI policies on employment among single mothers have not yet been examined in the literature.

    Do social investment policies promote employment among the vulnerable? A case of single mothers · 2024 · DOI

  • The study identifies the challenges faced by female labourers in West Bengal, India, including limited access to resources and opportunities. It also highlights the challenges faced by marginalized groups, including Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), and Other Backward Classes (OBC).

    Empowering Women Workers in West Bengal Unravelling the Impact of Financial Literacy and Socioeconomic Factors on Wellbeing · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the impact of austerity measures on gender gaps in labour-market outcomes. The paper aims to fill this gap by estimating the effects of wage cuts on women's participation in the public sector relative to men.

    The effects of austerity measures on gender gaps in labour-market outcomes · 2026 · DOI

  • The high number of trunk cases or non-response observations in the BGEIP Survey, which limited the inclusion of all infrastructure access variables in one regression equation.

    Everyday Life Infrastructure Impact on Subjective Well-Being in the European Union: A Gender Perspective · 2024 · DOI

  • While we provide insights into the inter-generational transmission of gender norms in the labor market, our study does not account for the possible link between social norms regarding gender roles and the gender composition of occupations.

    Daughters like mothers? New evidence of inter-generational transmission of labor market stereotypical behavior · 2026 · DOI

  • Yet, very few studies have examined their impact on employment that is not formally registered with authorities.

    Explaining gendered informality: how family policies shape women's participation in unregistered employment in Europe · 2026 · DOI

  • The issue of persistent disparity between rural and urban female engagement remains a critical area of concern. The problem of unequal distribution of female employment in Gujarat persists.

    Rural-Urban Dynamics of Women's Employment: Evidences from Gujarat State · 2026 · DOI

  • The study does not provide a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between economic resources and fertility preferences. The experiment was limited to a sample of young women in the US. The study does not account for other factors that may influence fertility decisions.

    Economic resources and parity among US women: A conjoint experiment on preferred family scenarios · 2026 · DOI

  • This overall increase in TANF caseloads, however, masked variability by recipient race and ethnicity, warranting further research and policy engagement.

    State TANF Caseload Trends Through a Racial Equity Lens: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could examine the effects of the prohibitions on other outcomes, such as women's age at marriage - Research could also explore the mechanisms by which the prohibitions affected women's employment - Additional studies could investigate the effects of the prohibitions in other industries…

    The Effects of Prohibiting Marriage Bars: The Case of U.S. Teachers · 2026 · DOI

  • Small sample size of 25 participants, - Limited to women who had been receiving the Child Support Grant for more than five years, - Study was conducted in only one region, the Eastern Cape…

    Transforming Welfare Services: From Child Relief to Women’s Empowerment: The Child Support Grant in Rural South Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • Increased value of the CSG, - Active labour market interventions to promote women’s economic…

    Transforming Welfare Services: From Child Relief to Women’s Empowerment: The Child Support Grant in Rural South Africa · 2026 · DOI

  • Unfavorable labor market conditions at the time of childbearing exacerbate the gender gap. The asymmetric impact of a recession during childbirth persists over a prolonged period. Women's career interruptions due to childcare responsibilities.

    Long-term Effects of Recession on Parenthood Gender Inequality in Labor Market Outcomes · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the impact of macroeconomic conditions on gender inequality. The study argues that unfavorable labor market conditions at the time of childbearing exacerbate the gender gap.

    Long-term Effects of Recession on Parenthood Gender Inequality in Labor Market Outcomes · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) There is a lack of evidence on the effects of the state-level prohibition of marriage bars in teaching during the 1930s (“The Effects of Prohibiting Marriage Bars: The Case of U.S. Teachers”, 2026); (2) While digitalization is reshaping work and life globally, its micro‐level impacts on individual behavior in undeveloped areas remain insufficiently understood (“Invisible Threads Weaving a New Fabric: How Digitalization Is Reshaping Work…”, 2026); (3) There is a lack of research on the impact of austerity measures on gender gaps in labour-market outcomes (“The effects of austerity measures on gender gaps in labour-market outcomes”, 2026); (4) There is a lack of research on the intersections between the motherhood penalty, immigrant women, and labour market integration (“Motherhood Penalty and Labour Market Integration of Immigrant Women: A Review…”, 2024); (5) The lack of consideration of the gender perspective in infrastructure planning (“Everyday Life Infrastructure Impact on Subjective Well-Being in the European…”, 2024). 505 gap statements have been mined from Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 7,017 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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