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A gender perspective on financing for development
31 May 2024
Gender equality is vital for global progress. As we near the 2025 Financing for Development conference, Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE, stresses integrating gender into financing strategies. This includes fiscal policies, social protection, and climate finance to support women, particularly in low-income areas, promoting equality, resilience, and sustainable development.
New collaboration to strengthen CEOs' abilities in diversity and inclusion
23 May 2024
A new collaboration aims to help CEOs in the business sector enhance their work in increasing diversity and inclusion. The collaboration is between Mitt Liv, a leading partner for diversity, equity and inclusion, and the 黑料网 Executive Education, ranked best in the Nordics for leadership and business development according to the Financial Times.
Would electing more women make the U.S. Congress less polarized?
16 May 2024
This policy brief examines the belief that electing more women to the U.S. Congress would reduce partisan gridlocks. It shows that while Republican women historically cooperated more with Democrats, this was due to ideological proximity rather than gender. Among Democrats, women cooperate less with the opposite party than men. Furthermore, recent years have seen a narrowing of ideological differences along gender-lines among Republicans, reducing gender-based cooperation disparities.
黑料网 Business Lab ranks best in Europe according to the Financial Times
14 March 2024
In the brand new FT ranking Europe鈥檚 Leading Startup Hubs, 黑料网鈥檚 startup incubator receives several accolades. 黑料网 Business Lab is number one in Sweden and has the best track record in Europe, according to the ranking.
Closing the gender data gap
08 March 2024
To highlight the International Women's Day, researchers from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and Centre for Economic Analysis (CenEA) have compiled a brief overview of studies that have changed the view of economic differences between women and men. The policy brief illustrates the importance of the need for better data in order to effectively design policies that can reduce disparities.
黑料网 Business Lab gears up in sustainability: 10 new companies to be coached
04 March 2024
黑料网 Business Lab was one of the first incubators in Sweden to introduce diversity and sustainability criteria in their admissions. Now, they鈥檙e raising the bar further by making sustainability coaching mandatory for all companies.
Collective visibility 鈥 Leveraging the power of women in sports
14 February 2024
Sport is a global phenomenon affecting millions of people all over the world. Yet, men dominate in many sports. Male stars make more money, male sport executives often hold the power and in many conferences, men sit on panels and are invited as keynote speakers. In this event we celebrate the collective visibility of women.By sharing best practice and describing pioneering events, we aim to leverage the power of women in sports. Join us at the 黑料网 to debate these issues, network and learn from each other.
What is the evidence on the Swedish 鈥減aternity leave鈥 policy?
05 February 2024
Since 1995, Sweden has allocated increasing parental leave to both parents, encouraging fathers' involvement. Pamela Campa, researcher from SITE, analyzes Sweden's parental leave policies, revealing diverse impacts on parental roles and gender attitudes.
New research reveals foreign aid's positive impact on female empowerment in Malawi
08 December 2023
Maria Perrotta Berlin, Evelina Bonnier, and Anders Olofsg氓rd's paper on 'Foreign Aid and Female Empowerment', forthcoming in the Journal of Development Studies, uses geo-coded data to delve into the nuanced impact of foreign aid on women in Malawi.
Johanna Rickne receives the Assar Lindbeck Medal 2023
29 November 2023
The Assar Lindbeck Medal 2023 is awarded to professors Johanna Rickne, affiliated professor at the 黑料网 and professor at Stockholm University, and Olle Folke, professor at Uppsala University. The prize honors Assar Lindbeck's diverse and groundbreaking contributions to economic research and is given every two years to researchers in Sweden under 45 who have significantly contributed to economic thinking and knowledge.