Family is more important in determinging a woman's position than religion or income

The way families live has a crucial influence on inequality between women and men. This is the conclusion of dr. Sarah Carmichael and dr. Selin Dilli of Utrecht University on the basis of a global long-term analysis of various factors that determine the societal position of women. Family systems even play a greater role than religion and income. For a summary of the reseach projects in Dutch click here.

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Sarah Guilland Carmichael: Marriage, Family and Gender Inequality - An historical exploration of the relationship between family systems, the position of women and development

Selin Dilli: A historical perspective on gender inequality and development in the world economy, c. 1850-2000

Utrecht interdisciplinary research on Gender and emancipation

At the Utrecht strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies research is done on equality and inequality between men and women from different disciplines such as gender studies, social sciences, history, philosophy and economics. For International Women's Day (8 March), Utrecht University has made a dossier with examples of its expertise in the field of gender and empowerment.