Amin, MohammadIslam, Asif2015-06-022015-06-022015-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22007Several studies explore the differences in men’s and women’s labor market participation rates and wages. Some of these differences have been linked to gender disparities in education attainment and access. The present paper contributes to this literature by analyzing the relationship between the proclivity of a firm to have a female top manager and access to education among women relative to men in the country. The paper combines the literature on women’s careers in management, which has mostly focused on developed countries, with the development literature that has emphasized the importance of access to education. Using firm-level data for 73 developing countries, the analysis finds strong evidence that countries with a higher proportion of female top managers also have higher enrollment rates for women relative to men in primary, secondary, and tertiary education.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOEMPOWERMENTWOMEN LEADERSECONOMIC GROWTHGENDER INEQUALITYPEOPLEEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENSCHOOLINGRICHER COUNTRIESENROLLMENTBIASLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLABOR FORCEENTREPRENEURSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCRIMINATIONPUBLIC SERVICESPOLICY DISCUSSIONSEDUCATION VARIABLESHIGHER ENROLLMENTJOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENENROLLMENTSTRAINING PROGRAMSTERTIARY LEVELSLITERACY RATESLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONGENDER DISPARITYINTERNATIONAL BANKWOMEN OWNERSGENDER BIASPARLIAMENTARY UNIONACCESS TO EDUCATIONATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMENADULT LITERACY RATELITERACYWORK EXPERIENCESMALL BUSINESSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYPUBLIC POLICYLABOR MARKETWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMENGENDER GAPTRAININGGENDER GAP IN EDUCATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESUNIONFERTILITY RATESSEXUALITYBUSINESS OWNERSHIPINDUSTRIALIZATIONECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTFORMAL TRAININGFEMALE CHILDRENMARRIAGERULE OF LAWFINANCEWOMEN IN PARLIAMENTPROGRESSREGULATORY AGENCIESYOUNG MENFEDERAL RESERVEINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONPOLICY DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENT RATESFEDERAL RESERVE BANKCAPITALBUSINESS MANAGEMENTPOLICIESWOMAN OWNERSSCIENCEGENDER DIFFERENCESLACK OF ACCESSVALUESSCHOOLSWOMANFINANCIAL CAPITALFAMILYEDUCATION LEVELSPARTICIPATIONPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERACCESS TO FINANCEPOLICY MAKERSGENDERBANKLARGE CITIESLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENT RATEECONOMIC ATTITUDEHOUSEHOLDENTERPRISESOCIAL SCIENCEGENDER DISPARITIESPOPULATIONSBULLETINMASCULINITYPOLICYECONOMIC SYSTEMSROLE MODELSPROFITABILITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCHILDRENLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLABOUR FORCEEDUCATIONINVESTMENTSCHOOLING QUALITYEDUCATION ACCESSEQUALITYFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMINISTWAGE DIFFERENTIALSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSLOWER FERTILITYPOPULATIONLABOR SUPPLYGIRLSGREATER ACCESSLABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLEADERSHIPPOLICY RESEARCHIDSMARRIED WOMENHOUSEHOLD DUTIESSOCIAL PROBLEMSPRIMARY EDUCATIONFERTILITYGENDER DISCRIMINATIONLABOUR SUPPLYWOMENLABOR MARKETSIMPORTANT POLICYFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSSECONDARY EDUCATIONADULT LITERACYTERTIARY EDUCATIONRATIO OF WOMENIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONSMALL BUSINESSESLEGAL RIGHTSPARTICIPATION RATESGENDER EQUALITYWOMAN OWNERDEVELOPMENT POLICYINEQUALITYEMPLOYEESWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7269