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Social Identity
Beneath the colours: Unveiling Holi's impact on violence against women
While social norms are considered important to the issue of violence against women (VAW), there is little research on how norms impact VAW in public places. Analysing police data from Bihar, this article finds a stark increase of 170% in assaults against women during the festival of Holi as compared to otherwise similar days. The effect varies across districts with different perceptions among women and men regarding VAW.
Can conversations about minorities reduce discrimination? Evidence from anti-transgender discrimination in Chennai
Discriminatory behaviour is known to adversely impact equity and efficiency in a range of economic and social domains. In the context of discrimination against transgender people in urban Chennai, this article examines whether discrimination may be reduced by peer-to-peer communication among majority-group members about a minority. It finds that such communication has significant positive effects, driven by group members persuading one another to be more pro-transgender. Main Text:
Female leadership in corporate India: Firm performance and culture
Under the Companies Act, 2013, all listed firms in India are required to have at least one woman on their board. This article finds that having at least one woman on board leads to better economic performance and lower financial risk for large and medium-sized firms. Further, higher share of women in board positions is positively associated with employee ratings and sentiment scores. This is the first article in the Ideas@IPF2024 series
Forced male sterilisation and violence against women: Evidence from ‘Emergency India’
During 1975-1977, the Government of India introduced a programme involving forced sterilisation of men, in order to achieve population control as a poverty alleviation measure. Leveraging the varying degree of coercion employed under the programme across districts in the country, this article finds that forced vasectomies led to an increase in violence against women – effects that persist well beyond the period of the intervention.
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