In this seminar, Anna Baiardi will explore the role of historical gender division of labour in shaping gender norms
- Date
- Tuesday 15 Oct 2019, 16:15 - 17:30
- Type
- Seminar
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Room 3.14
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
Dr Baiardi analyses whether differences in the gender division of labour during slavery have had a persistent effect on gender equality among African Americans after the end of slavery up to today.
She uses variation in the production of cotton and tobacco across counties during slavery as a proxy for the gender division of labour: tobacco was characterized by a starker gender division of labour compared to cotton. Using data from 1870 to 2010, she shows that women living in counties which had a higher production of cotton relative to tobacco during slavery have experienced lower gender inequality after slavery.
About the speaker
Anna Baiardi is an Assistant Professor at the Economics Department, Erasmus School of Economics.
She obtained her PhD from the University of Warwick, UK, in 2017. Before starting at the Erasmus School of Economics, she worked at the University of Bonn.
Her research interests are in the fields of development economics, economic history, economics of migration and applied economics.
- More information
The Development Research Seminars present cutting-edge research on development studies by noted scholars from around the world. The Series aims to stimulate critical discussion about contemporary development issues.
