The Fetal Origins Hypothesis (FOH), put forward in the epidemiological literature and later flourished in the economics literature, suggests that the time in utero is a critical period for human development. However, much attention has been paid to the consequences of fetal exposures to more extreme natural shocks, while less is known about fetal exposures to milder but more commonly experience...

This article enhances some ideas and opinions related with the challenges that women across world face nowadays to pursue a professional career. The route they take has frequent obstacles of distinct nature, which are not always comparable those faced by men. starting point this work is conclusions workshop “Women empowerment gender equality, responsible research innovation”—Research Project “S...