Beath, AndrewChristia, FotiniEnikolopov, Ruben2013-01-042013-01-042012-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12116In societies with widespread gender discrimination, development programs that encourage female participation in local governance can potentially redress gender imbalances in economic, political, and social outcomes. Using a randomized field experiment encompassing 500 Afghan villages, this study finds that a development program which incorporates mandated female participation increases female mobility and involvement in income generation, but does not change female roles in family decision-making or attitudes toward the general role of women in society.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO SERVICESAIDCHILD LABORCHILD MORTALITYCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCULTURAL CHANGECULTURAL CONTEXTCULTURAL NORMSCULTURAL PRACTICESCUSTOMDESCRIPTIONDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISTRICTSDOCTORDOCTORSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENECONOMICS OF GENDEREMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENEQUAL RIGHTSEQUAL TERMSEQUAL TERMS WITH MENETHNIC GROUPSETHNICITYFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY VALUESFATHERFATHERSFEMALEFEMALE CHILDRENFEMALE DOCTORSFEMALE LEADERSGENDERGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTSGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGENDER IMBALANCESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER QUOTASGENDER RELATIONSGENDER ROLESGENDER SEGREGATIONGENDER STEREOTYPESGIRLSHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDHEALTH CAREHOMEHOUSEHOLDSHOUSESHOUSEWIVESHUSBANDSIDENTITYINSURANCEINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSLAND OWNERSHIPLITERACYLOCAL PARTICIPATIONMALESMARKET PLACEMARRIAGE PARTNERSMEDICINEMEDICINE WOMENMIDWIVESMOBILITYMOTHERMOTHERSMUSLIM WOMENNEIGHBORHOODNURSEOLD AGEOLDER WOMENPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPENSIONPHYSICAL VIOLENCEPOWERPROCREATIONPROFESSIONAL WOMENPROPERTY RIGHTSREFUGEESREHABILITATIONRELIGIONROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTSEXSOCIAL CHANGESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INTERACTIONSSOCIETIESSOCIETYSTATUS OF WOMENSTDSUFFRAGEUNITED NATIONSUNMARRIED MENVILLAGE DEVELOPMENTVILLAGE LEVELVILLAGESWEDDINGSWILLWIVESWOMANWOMEN IN POLITICSWOMEN IN SOCIETYWOMEN LEADERSWOMEN'S STATUSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6269