Parallel Sessions are an essential part of the 6th Meeting of the Society of Family and Gender Economics, providing a space for in-depth discussions on ongoing research. Each block brings together papers on related topics, followed by comments from discussants who will foster debate and highlight contributions, methodologies, and policy implications.
The sessions will be held in different rooms simultaneously, organized in thematic blocks. Below you will find the full schedule of the Parallel Sessions, listed by day and time.
Block A – Infant Health and Fertility
O impacto de desastres hidrológicos na saúde infantil: evidências para o Brasil – Ana Lucrecia Dutra de Souza (UFJF), Flavia Chein Feres, Igor Vieira Procópio
Discussant: Juliana Geromel (UFABC)
Peso ao nascer e exposição a desastres ambientais no Brasil: evidências empíricas – Fábio Junior Rocha Vianna, Ana Fava (UFABC)
Discussant: Ana Lucrecia Dutra de Souza (UFJF)
Os não nascidos: os efeitos da microcefalia no número de nascimentos no Brasil – Juliana Geromel (UFABC), Lorena Hakak
Discussant: Ana Fava (UFABC)
Block B – Reproductive Health and Fertility
Local labor market and fertility: Evidence from trade liberalization in Brazil – Dieison Lenon Casagrande (UFSM), Álvaro Hidalgo
Discussant: Pedro Luiz Soares (USP)
Programa Saúde na Escola: Efeitos sobre Indicadores de Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva das Adolescentes – Pedro Luiz Soares (USP), Maria Dolores Montoya Diaz
Discussant: Marcela Mello Silva
Religious mayors, teenage pregnancy, and sexual education in schools – Marcela Mello
Discussant: Dieison Lenon Casagrande (UFSM)
Block C – Gender Roles and Time Allocation
Regional realities and gender roles: Labor market participation in Brazilian municipalities – Carolina Freitas (UFPR), Alexandre Alves Porsse, Kênia Barreiro de Souza
Discussant: Ana Luiza de Holanda Barbosa (Ipea)
Bargaining power and leisure time use: A collective approach within gender role attitudes – Ana Luiza de Holanda Barbosa (Ipea), Florencia Amábile
Discussant: Maira Colacce (Universidad de la República)
The economic rationality behind intrahousehold allocation of time: a microsimulation approach – Maira Colacce (Universidad de la República), Verónica Amarante, Federico Scalese
Discussant: Kênia Barreiro de Souza (UFPR)
Block D – Women Leadership and Empowerment
Wages, women, and leadership: Gender inequality inside Brazilian banks – Ana Abras (UFABC), Camila Campos, Angela Lyons
Discussant: Luca J. Uberti (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Women directors and cost efficiency – Luca J. Uberti (University of Milano-Bicocca), Skerdi Zanaj, Anastasia Litina
Discussant: Andrea Sergia Alcaraz Rivero (Universidad Privada Boliviana)
Women in fish farming: Unveiling the mechanisms for women empowerment – Andrea Sergia Alcaraz Rivero (Universidad Privada Boliviana), Soraya Adiva Román Eyzaguirre, Victor Manuel Monroy Valdez, Mauricio Chumacero, Ricardo Nogales
Discussant: Ana Abras (UFABC)
Block A – Gender Gaps and Occupational Trajectories
Desigualdades Intra-Gênero no Mercado de Trabalho Brasileiro: uma análise das trajetórias ocupacionais femininas em STEM – Mariana Eugenio Almeida (Cedeplar/UFMG), Simone Wajnman
Discussant: Jose Renato Haas Ornelas (FGV/EPPG & Central Bank)
Gender gap among microentrepreneurs in Brazil – Jose Renato Haas Ornelas (FGV/EPPG & Central Bank), Ana Luísa Costa Normando
Discussant: Bruna Fonseca de Pinho (UFPel)
Impacto da Pandemia de COVID-19 sobre a Duração do Desemprego e Inserção em Trabalho Doméstico – Bruna Fonseca de Pinho (UFPel), Vívian dos Santos Queiroz Orellana, Blanca Lila Gamarra Morel, Audrei Fernandes Cadaval
Discussant: Mariana Eugenio Almeida (Cedeplar/UFMG)
Block B – Childcare, Schooling, and Employment
The effect of an elementary school reform on maternal labor outcomes – Luisa Freitas França (USP)
Discussant: Lelys Dinarte-Diaz (The World Bank)
Closing the gaps: The role of screening questions and self-reporting in measuring women’s and young people's employment and work – Lelys Dinarte-Diaz (The World Bank)
Discussant: Ana Beatriz Gonçalves Oliva (Insper)
Redução da idade obrigatória para a matrícula na pré-escola e a participação das mães no mercado de trabalho brasileiro – Ana Beatriz Gonçalves Oliva (Insper), Lorena Hakak
Discussant: Luisa Freitas França (USP)
Block C – Quotas and Early Childhood Policies
Eleições Acirradas de Gênero e Atendimento em Educação Infantil nos Municípios Brasileiros – Maria Odalice dos Santos Sampaio, Guilherme Irffi (CAEN/UFC), Diego Carneiro, Antônio Araújo
Discussant: Danielle Carusi Machado (UFF)
Análise dos efeitos da lei de cotas sobre a trajetória de alunos e alunas do curso de Economia da UFF – Isabella Corrêa Dias, Danielle Carusi Machado (UFF)
Discussant: Yasmin Ventura Araujo (Cedeplar/UFMG)
Importância das Creches para a Participação de Mulheres no Mercado de Trabalho Formal – Yasmin Ventura Araujo (Cedeplar/UFMG), Valéria Pero, Danielle Carusi Machado
Discussant: Guilherme Irffi (CAEN/UFC)
Block D – Gender and Labor Market Dynamics
Labor market dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay: gender differences and the role of unemployment insurance – Estefanía Galván (Universidad de la República), Verónica Amarante, Mijail Yapor
Discussant: Solange Ledi Gonçalves (USP)
Cohabitation and female labor supply in Brazil – Júlia Alves Stehmann, Renata Narita, Solange Ledi Gonçalves (USP)
Discussant: Estefanía Galván (Universidad de la República)
Block B – Infant Health and Fertility
Millions of births, one policy lesson: The impact of prenatal care on birth weight in Brazil – Leonardo Matsuno da Frota (UFPR)
Discussant: Lorena Hakak (FGV/RI)
In utero heat exposure and infant health in Brazil – Lorena Hakak (FGV/RI), Andrea Flores, Sophie Mathes
Discussant: Leonardo Matsuno da Frota (UFPR)
Block C – Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Violence
Beyond the game: Does football contribute to gender-based violence? – Cecilia Parada, Elisa Failache (Universidad de la República)
Discussant: Nara Lívia de França Morais (USP)
The limits of legal protection: Evaluating the impact of homotransphobia criminalization on LGBT violence in Brazil – Nara Lívia de França Morais (USP)
Discussant: Leonardo Matsuno da Frota (UFPR)
Block D – Time Allocation, Well-being, and Gender Gaps
Do we have the same 24 hours? The well-being gender gap and time spent with work or commuting to work – Maria Micheliana da Costa Silva (UFV), Marcelo Henrique Shinkoda
Discussant: Andrea Vigorito (Universidad de la República)
Well-being, time use, and women’s empowerment after couple separation: evidence for Uruguay – Andrea Vigorito (Universidad de la República), Marisa Bucheli
Discussant: Maria Micheliana da Costa Silva (UFV)
Block A – Labor Markets and Gender
Teto de vidro e chão pegajoso nas forças armadas: disparidades de rendimentos entre militares brancos e negros no brasil (2023) – Melissa de Azevedo Xavier da Silva (UFF), Danielle Carusi Machado, Flávia Mateus Rios
Discussant: Kênia Barreiro de Souza (UFPR)
Household time allocation and labor market outcomes: general equilibrium effects of egalitarian behavior – Maria Victoria Garcia Rosa, Kênia Barreiro de Souza (UFPR), Flaviane Souza Santiago
Discussant: Jennifer da Rosa Cavalheiro (PUCRS)
Os Efeitos da Orientação Sexual Sobre o Mercado de Trabalho – Jennifer da Rosa Cavalheiro (PUCRS), Kalinca Leia Becker, Débora Anson Lima
Discussant: Melissa de Azevedo Xavier da Silva (UFF)
Block B – Family Formation and Labor Decisions
Field of study and the transition to motherhood among university graduates in Uruguay – Martina Querejeta (Universidad de la República), Paula Carrasco, Noemí Katzkowicz, Cecilia Parada, Gabriela Pedetti
Discussant: Alejandro Carlos Sierra Campodonico (Universidad Mayor)
Marriage and education decisions in hostile post-migration settings – Alejandro Carlos Sierra Campodonico (Universidad Mayor), Lorena Hakak
Discussant: Mauricio Tejada (Universidad Diego Portales)
Household search, wages and commuting time – Mauricio Tejada (Universidad Diego Portales), Marcela Perticara
Discussant: Martina Querejeta (Universidad de la República)
Block C – Public Policy and Gendered Impacts
Public transfers, food consumption and dietary diversity: The case of Tarjeta Uruguay Social – Victoria Tenenbaum (Universidad de la República), Andrea Vigorito
Discussant: Analía Rivero Borges (Universidad de la República)
Female empowerment: Agency and wellbeing. A conditional cash transfer program – Analía Rivero Borges (Universidad de la República)
Discussant: Verónica Amarante (CAF)
The outsourcing of domestic work in Chile and Uruguay: exploring the links with time use patterns – Verónica Amarante (CAF), Cecilia Rossel, Federico Scalese
Discussant: Victoria Tenenbaum (Universidad de la República)
Block A – Demographic Dynamics and Family Structure
The effect of homophily on the Bolsa Família coverage rate: Does women’s marital status matter? – Jessica Faciroli (UERJ), Marcelo Arbex, Ricardo da Silva Freguglia, Marcel de Toledo Vieira
Discussant: Daniel Duque (Insper)
Married women in Brazil: The influence of demographic variables – Daniel Duque (Insper), Michael França, Milena Mendonça
Discussant: Carlos Enrique Carrasco Gutierrez (UCB)
The influence of family background on academic performance in higher education – Jéssica Filardi Milker Pinheiro, Carlos Enrique Carrasco Gutierrez (UCB), Ercila Regina da Silva Ferreira
Discussant: Jessica Faciroli (UERJ)
Block B – Motherhood Penalty and Family Policies
Still her job? Housework division after reserved paternity leave – Thais Pilipczuk Vieira (USP), Sara Costa Pedreira, Elaine Toldo Pazello, Alexandre Chibebe Nicolella
Discussant: Valentina Paredes (Universidad de Santiago de Chile)
The mental toll of motherhood? Evidence from a maternity leave expansion – Valentina Paredes (Universidad de Santiago de Chile), Fabian Duarte
Discussant: João Garcia (Universidad de Santiago de Chile)
Free childcare and the motherhood penalty: Evidence from São Paulo – João Garcia (Universidad de Santiago de Chile), Marcela Mello Silva
Discussant: Thais Pilipczuk Vieira (USP)
Block C – Parental Investments and Child Outcomes
Screen exposure in early childhood: an experiment on parental practices and beliefs – Elisa Failache, Karina Colombo (Universidad de la República)
Discussant: Florencia Amábile (FCS/UDELAR)
Siblings' sex composition and non-cognitive development: the role of parental behavior – Florencia Amábile (FCS/UDELAR)
Discussant: Carlos Andres Charris Vizcaino (UCB)
Academic achievement through technology: A gendered impact analysis from a rural school intervention in Brazil – Carlos Andres Charris Vizcaino (UCB), Philipp Ehrl, Carlos Carrasco-Gutierrez, Vitória Alves
Discussant: Karina Colombo (Universidad de la República)
