### id264794168 gender equality impacts economic development > **[Alice Evans](https://www.draliceevans.com/), $60,000,** for sabbatical and travel to fund her research and associated book on "the Great Gender Divergence", ie why some countries developed gender equality norms while others didn't. A large body of research shows that gender equality, aside from its moral benefits, is also deeply important for economic development. Dr. Evans is an expert on the interaction of gender, history, and economics, whose work has been cited on BBC, Al Jazeera, and Sky News. She blogs [here](https://www.draliceevans.com/blog) and podcasts [here](https://www.draliceevans.com/). - [[ACX Grants Results by Scott Alexander#id264794168 gender equality impacts economic development|View in Vault]] - [n] I have correspondence with [[Alice Evans]] due to this grant, mostly about [[gender in Ancient Africa]].