Abstract:Combining a unique dataset from the Gallup World Poll for the period 2009 to 2018 with Wolfsfeld et al.'s (2013) protest index, we evaluate the impact of the Arab Spring pro-democracy protests on gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa. Following a double-and triple-difference approach, we find that protests significantly reduced female labor force participation as well as support for women's rights. In particular, a one-standard-deviation increase in the protest intensity lowered female participa… Show more
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