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The Fish is the Friend of Matriliny : Reef Density and Matrilineal Inheritance

Yishay, Ariel - 2017

This paper studies the influence of marine ecology on social institutions of inheritance and descent. In a sample of 79 small-scale horticultural fishing communities in the Solomon Islands, and in samples of 186 to 1,267 societies across the world, we find that coral reef density systematically...

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Irrigation and culture : gender roles and women's rights

Fredriksson, Per; Gupta, Satyendra Kumar - 2020

is negatively associated with attitudes to female property rights in Africa and with measures of such rights across …

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Rural Entrepreneurship for Women : A Case for Wealth Creation by Africa’s Rural Poor amidst Global Financial and Economic Crises

Islam, K M Baharul - 2020

The growing emphasis on rural small and medium size entrepreneurship for economic development, especially in the …

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The Long-Term Determinants of Female HIV Infection in Africa : The Slave Trade, Polygyny, and Sexual Behavior

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

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Female genital cutting and the slave trade

Corno, Lucia; La Ferrara, Eliana; Voena, Alessandra - 2025

This paper investigates the historical origins of female genital cutting (FGC). We test the historical hypothesis that FGC is associated with the Red Sea route of the African slave trade, where women were typically sold as concubines in the Middle East and infibulation was used as a means to...

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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283191

Socio-Economic Impact of Women Entrepreneurship in Sylhet City, Bangladesh

Chowdhury, Al-Hossienie Abdullah - 2011

This paper focuses on exploring the socio-economic impact of women entrepreneurship. Based on primary and secondary … and most of them do not need permission of their husbands in using their income. Women entrepreneurship typically brings a … Bangladeshi government has taken significant initiatives through different ministries to enhance women entrepreneurship, these …

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Critical Factors of Women Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Bangladesh

Nawaz, Faraha - 2009

The paper aims to analyze the critical factors of women entrepreneurship development in rural Bangladesh. The analysis …. Regulative factors refer to different rules and regulations of the Government that facilitate women entrepreneurship development … entrepreneurship development in rural Bangladesh …

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Women Entrepreneurs in Modern Era – Opportunities, Trends and Challenges

B., Kavitha; Hans, V. Basil - 2018

Modern business is witnessing robust activity and innovations in two areas – entrepreneurship and human resource … management (HRM) and the two are not necessarily separate. Entrepreneurship is being redefined. With qualitative changes in … entrepreneurship is considered a lucrative leverage to acquire a level playing field for women, in a male predominant society and …

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