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Domestic violence is a severe social malady and an exploding problem. Also, it is one of the most common but least … domestic violence as 'structural' violence in the family that manifests itself in poverty and unequal access to health …, education etc.Worldwide domestic violence is estimated between 20 to 50 per cent in various countries. Domestic violence is a …
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Violence is a reflection of power inequalities in society and comparably more women then men continue to be targets …. The impact of micro finance on the women in terms of reduction of domestic violence has been examined in the study. The … reduction in domestic violence. 80% of these institutions feel that micro-finance can lead to reduction in domestic violence. It …
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The objective of this study was to explore the use of gender stereotypes in designing cartoons targeting women in … gendered messages often ignored perhaps because cartoons tend to be humorous and satirical concealing the irony, satire and the … using content analysis analyzing 20 gendered cartoons. Whether intended or otherwise, gendered messages were portrayed even …
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This paper uses a resource-based perspective and balanced panel data analysis to explore whether the representation of women on the boards of directors of Spanish companies is associated with an increase in voluntary disclosure of information concerning intellectual capital [IC]. We find that...
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This paper gives an account of the Consultancy in 15 schools of Female Entrepreneurship, conducted for the National Women Service SERNAM, Chile's state agency, as part of Support Social Cohesion EU-Chile, coordinated by the Agency International Cooperation, AGCI, which is an organization of the...
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In April, Michigan State University School of Law held a symposium entitled “Pathways to Power.” For the most part, symposium speakers confined themselves to speaking about women’s progress along partner tracks in law firms, into positions as prosecutors and judges, and elections to...
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Since my books on the role of women appeared, in 2007 and in 2010, the participation by women in corporate governance has become a front page issue in many European nations, including Norway, Spain, and France, which have adopted quota laws, and in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy, which may...
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The paper proceeds from the assumption that the inequalities of opportunity between men and women on the labor market and in society overall tend to consolidate in the management bodies of large companies. The predominance of men on the supervisory boards of Germany's largest private sector...
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This article examines the drastic organizational changes that have taken place in law firms and law schools in the last thirty years and how they have seriously disadvantaged women. Women have been almost 50% of law school graduating classes nationally for the last fifteen to twenty years. They...
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This paper provides an insight of the societal commitment by bidi industry towards poor women folks. Ever since the introduction of tobacco cultivation in India, a sizeable segment of labor force is engaged in production of bidi (a handmade cigarette). It employs about 45 lakh workers out of...
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