Gender in the Economy: Women in the Digital World
Organized by Jessica Goldberg, Sydnee Caldwell, and Tavneet Suri
Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
February 28, 2025
The Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142
Friday, February 28
8:00am
Breakfast, Riverfront
8:45am

The impacts of earned wage access on low income workers

Achyuta Adhvaryu, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Sowmya Dhanaraj, Good Business Lab
Smit Gade, Good Business Lab
Anant Nyshadham, University of Michigan and NBER
Apoorv Somanchi, Good Business Lab
9:35am

Decoding Gender Bias: The Role of Personal Interaction

Abdelrahman Amer, University of Toronto
Ashley C. Craig, The Australian National University
Clémentine Van Effenterre, University of Toronto
10:25am
Break
10:55am

Does Artificial Intelligence Help or Hurt Gender Diversity? Evidence from Two Field Experiments on Recruitment in Tech

Mallory L. Avery, Monash University
Andreas Leibbrandt, Monash University
Joseph Vecci, Gothenburg University
11:45am

Promoting STEM Education for Girls through Social Media and WhatsApp Teacher Interventions

Marcos Agurto, Universidad de Piura
Sudipta Sarangi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Danila Serra, Texas A&M University
11:55am

Digital Bodyguards: A Field Experiment on the role of Personal Safety on Mobility and Empowerment

Sheheryar Banuri, University of East Anglia
Fareena N. Malhi, University of Bath
Zehra Aftab, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University.
12:05pm

The New Economics of Working with Children

Yana Gallen, University of Chicago
Stephanie A. Karol, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Dmitri K. Koustas, University of Chicago
Ithai Lurie, U.S. Department of the Treasury
12:15pm
Lunch, Charles B
1:15pm

Virtual Windows Through Glass Walls? Digitalization for Low-Mobility Female Entrepreneurs

Layane Alhorr, Harvard University
2:05pm

Are AI jobs driving up demand for STEM majors? Yes, but not for women

Manolis Chatzikonstantinou, Georgetown University, SFS-Q
Alexis Antoniades, Georgetown University
Olesia Savka
2:15pm

Female Entrepreneurship and Professional Networks

Edward Asiedu, University of Ghana/Universityn of Passau
Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio, University of Ghana
Francesca Truffa, University of Michigan
Ashley Wong, Barnard College
2:25pm

Testing the Promise of Digital Scaling. In-Person versus App-Based Training for Women Entrepreneurs

Rachel Cassidy, The World Bank
Menaal Ebrahim, The World Bank
Diego Ubfal, The World Bank
2:35pm
Break
3:05pm

Effective and Scalable Programs to Facilitate Labor Market Transitions for Women in Technology

Emil Palikot, Stanford University
Susan Athey, Stanford University and NBER
3:55pm

FinTech Lending to Borrowers with No Credit History

Laura Chioda, University of California, Berkeley
Paul Gertler, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Sean Higgins, Northwestern University
Paolina C. Medina, University of Houston
4:45pm
Adjourn