Have you ever wondered how social networks differ by gender?

Men almost always have a lower share of female friends than women do, but the degree varies:

Across countries, the CGFR is strongly predictive of gender differences in labor force participation. Within countries, we also find a strong correlation with gender attitudes in the World Values Survey, such as beliefs about women’s suitability for politics.

It is an appealing way to measure attitudes on gender, particularly in countries not often surveyed. If you’re interested in working with this data, download it here: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cross-gender-ties… The paper (out soon in AEA P+P) is available here: https://drew-johnston.com/files/cross_gender_ties/Cross-Gender_Social_Ties_Around_the_World.pdf