Background Progress has been made worldwide in reducing chronic undernutrition and
rates of linear growth stunting in children under 5 y of age, although rates still remain high in …

The collection and analysis of observational and experimental data represent the main tools
for assessing the presence, the extent, the nature, and the trend of discrimination …

This paper introduces the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method to be applied in explaining
inequality in health outcome across any two groups. In order to understand every aspect of …

There is a rich literature devoted to the role women play in ensuring the food security of the
household and other household members. However, relatively little attention has been paid …

Importance Although the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts have the lowest US case-fatality
rates in history, no comprehensive assessment of combat casualty care statistics, major …

Background Population aging poses a demographic burden on a country such as India with
inadequate social security systems and very low public investment in health sector. This …

Given growing interest in computing fields, as well as a longstanding gender gap in
computer science, this study used nationwide survey data on college students during 4 …

Female labor force participation rates in urban India between 1987 and 2011 are
surprisingly low and have stagnated since the late 1980s. Despite rising growth, fertility …

Background There were numerous efforts in the United States during the previous decade to
concentrate selected surgical procedures in high-volume hospitals. It remains unknown …

In academia, there remains a gender gap in promotion to tenure, such that men are more
likely to receive tenure than women. This paper tests three explanations of this gender gap …