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grapple with important gender inequalities. This paper examines, first, the evolution and effects of Tanzania's social …Tanzania has expanded its social protection framework significantly over the past decade, but the country continues to … protection policies since the 2000s, from the perspective of working-age women. Drawing on a scoping review of diverse evidence …
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The perception of women's statutory place within organizations has been influenced by gender bias, which has led to …. Countries and organizations promoting gender equality practices prove that women's inclusion in the labor market can be 'cost … discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …
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, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of … argue that women's engagement in Liberian civil wars as combatants and peace activists reconstitute gender norms and gender …This research project traces how women's participation in the Liberian civil wars, as combatants and peace agents …
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This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …
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This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …
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intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes and norms as determinants of women's labour force participation in industrialized … brief case study of women's labour force participation in India, where the direct link between gender attitudes and women …Women have historically been overlooked in research on social mobility. In contrast, new research focuses on the …
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that in households where women participate in children's education decisions and where women are aware of gender equality … of women's empowerment and to understanding of the mechanisms to achieve gender equality in education. …In this paper, we test if households where women participate in decisions regarding children's education and allocation …
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, and the women worked closer to home. Next, due to the common pool nature of irrigation water, historically irrigation has … involved more frequent warfare. This raised the social status of men and restricted women's movement. These two mechanisms have …
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promoting gender equality in education and health. However, progress has not been as remarkable in advancing women’s rights on … understanding the social norms governing gender roles in society and legislation that can facilitate or impede women’s asset … asset ownership and control, which is critical for securing gender equity in economic participation and opportunity, and …
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tasks more equally between men and women by transforming gender stereotypes. … Statistics Directorate. The initiative aims to identify policy and programme solutions to promote women’s economic empowerment by … recognising, reducing and redistributing women’s unpaid care work. This paper presents new analysis of time use data and unpaid …
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