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Up to the top or stuck in the middle : does gender influence how far machiavellian personalities climb the corporate ladder?

Baktash, Mehrzad; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2026

Concerns about corporate scandals and abusive leadership suggest that individuals with an opportunistic and manipulative personality sort into managerial positions. Indeed, a fledgling number of econometric studies have shown that individuals high in Machiavellianism are more likely to hold a...

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Up to the top or stuck in the middle : does gender influence how far Machiavellian personalities climb the corporate ladder?

Baktash, Mehrzad; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2026

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Up to the top or stuck in the middle : does gender influence how far Machiavellian personalities climb the corporate ladder?

Baktash, Mehrzad; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2026

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The effects of fertility timing on women's wages : a comparison of Germany and the United Kingdom

Vecgaile, Linda; Härkönen, Juho - 2026

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Exploring factors that support and impede rural women’s economic empowerment in Saudi Arabia

Al-Ayed, Sura I.; Alexandre, Laurice; Alateeg, Sultan - 2026

This study's purpose is to explore the factors that support and impede women's economic empowerment in rural settings of Saudi Arabia. A qualitative study was conducted in particular rural settings of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 18 rural women. A...

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Women in the renewable energy sector within G20 countries : a bibliometric analysis

Siwela, Bella; Shumba, Knowledge - 2026

The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5, 7, and 8 aim to achieve gender equality for women, ensure affordable and sustainable energy, and promote economic growth and decent work for all, respectively. However, women remain underrepresented within the sustainable energy sector...

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Understanding the process of starting up and managing the performance of a refugee enterprise : a critical realist case study

Mutiganda, Jean Claude - 2026

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"I'd like to make a proper go of it but it's really scary" : the perpetual liminality of informally self-employed women as stigmatized entrepreneurs

Jones, Sally; Nadin, Sara - 2025

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Laws, aid, and change : the effect of gender-mainstreamed aid on legal provisions shaping women's economic opportunities

Tadesse, Bedassa; Shukralla, Elias Kedir; Fayissa, Bichaka - 2025

This study examines the relationship between gender-related aid and legal frameworks governing women's economic opportunities. Using data from 116 countries (2009-2022), we analyze how significant (SGRA) and principal (PGRA) gender-related aid influence the Women, Business, and Law (WBL) Index,...

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Does household welfare change with finance access? : the case of women and the youth in The Gambia

Manja, Laston Petro; Badjie, Isatou A. - 2025

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Women inventors : the legacy of medieval guilds

Di Addario, Sabrina; Giorcelli, Michela; Maida, Agata - 2025

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Women inventors : the legacy of medieval guilds

Di Addario, Sabrina; Giorcelli, Michela; Maida, Agata - 2025

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Women inventors : the legacy of Medieval guilds

Di Addario, Sabrina; Giorcelli, Michela; Maida, Agata - 2024

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A nudge in the right direction? : gender-informed support by female business-incubation managers for female STEM-entrepreneurs

Treanor, Lorna; Marlow, Susan - 2025

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Which organisational context factors help women to obtain and retain leadership positions in the 21st century? : a systematic review and research agenda for human resource management

Gierke, Lioba A.; Schlamp, Sofia; Gerpott, Fabiola H. - 2025

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Liberating the literature : a project on women and economic freedom

Tuszynski, Meg - 2025

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Women's work and agricultural productivity gaps in India

Gulati, Kajal; Saha, Koustuv; Lybbert, Travis J. - 2025

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The role and challenges of women in agriculture : a bibliometric review

Šubová, Nikola - 2025

This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of women's role in agriculture from a global perspective, with a particular focus on the Global South, emphasising the challenges women face. It identifies key research trends and thematic developments by analysing 3,304 records from the Web of Science...

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Cristine von - 2025

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Cristine von - 2025

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Christine von - 2024

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Cristine von - 2024

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Is there a gender gap in audit fees in Spain? : explaining the variables involved in audit fees

Mareque, Mercedes; Escaloni, Susana - 2025

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The business of abortion : referral services, cross-border consumption, and Canadian women's access to abortion in New York State : 1970-1972

Elvins, Sarah; Parkin, Katherine J. - 2025

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Women on corporate boards and sustainability reporting : a proposed integrated framework of determinants and impacts

Boţa-Avram, Cristina; Tiron-Tudor, Adriana - 2025

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Circular economy outcomes in banks : the role of environmental strategy, women, and the sustainability committee

Allodi, Evita; Soana, Maria-Gaia - 2025

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Old-age pensions and female labour supply in India

Unnikrishnan, Vidhya; Sen, Kunal - 2025

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Old-age pensions and female labour supply in India

Unnikrishnan, Vidhya; Sen, Kunal - 2020

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Application of technology to empower women in social entrepreneurship : a review

Gochhait, Saikat; Lenka, Renuka; Aidin, Salamzadeh - 2025

Objective: As digital innovation and adoption grow, women entrepreneurs have more chances than ever to launch their companies and support them in realizing their full potential. Technology makes it easier for women to access resources and their market and thus enables them to expand inclusively...

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Are women progressing to leadership roles in the wine industry? : Evidence from Australia

Galbreath, Jeremy; Ljubownikow, Grigorij; Tisch, Daniel; … - 2025

There is an increasing global focus on gender diversity and equality in the workplace, particularly regarding women in leadership roles. Our study explores this focus in the wine industry in Australia, examining women's representation in CEO, winemaker, viticulturist, and marketing roles. By...

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"It's just so superficial and really puts me off personally" : views and perceptions of networking among women working in small and medium-sized businesses in England

Topić-Rutherford, Martina; Vollum-Dix, Karen; … - 2025

This paper analyses women's views and perceptions of networking and the changes in networking practice since the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on a largely unexplored area of women in small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), using a case study from the Leeds City Region, England, UK. An...

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Smart skilling : experimental evidence on vocational training design

Afridi, Farzana; Gupta, Tanu; Heath, Rachel; Mahajan, Kanika - 2025

We study how the design of vocational skill training programs impacts labor market outcomes, including occupational choice. Women applicants to skill training centres in India are randomized into either a vocational training (VT) program that combines sector-specific hard skills with on-the-job...

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Craft beer lacks space for women as beer professionals

Kosonen, Inka; Barnard, Sarah; Sage, Daniel - 2025

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Dietary and Nutrition Transitions in Indigenous Communities : The Role of Income and Market Access in Nagaland, India

Boss, Ruchira; Hoddinott, John; Colen, Liesbeth - 2025

Despite extensive evidence linking urbanization, market access, and rising incomes to dietary transitions and nutritional outcomes, both globally and within India, Indigenous communities, particularly in the North East Region (NER) of India, have received little attention in this context. This...

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What do women get from a successful revolution?

Ammons, Joshua D.; Shakya, Shishir; Callais, Justin T. - 2025

Our study investigates the impact of successful violent and non-violent revolutions on post-revolutionary institutions concerning women. Leveraging the Nonviolent and Violent Campaigns and Outcomes data on successful revolutions and the Varieties of Democracy dataset for gender-specific metrics,...

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Does childcare cost women more? : a study of the gender income gap in Pakistan

Shi, Yishan; Taniguchi, Kiyoshi - 2025

This paper examines the economic costs of caregiving for women in Pakistan, with a focus on the caregiving wage penalty and its variation across the wage distribution and between urban and rural contexts. Using nationally representative data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards...

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Female human capital in the tourism sector : a bibliometric analysis of the literature

Santiago-Romo, Raquel; Soares, Jakson Renner Rodrigues; … - 2025

This study aims to examine the evolution of the literature related to human capital in the field of tourism, specifically addressing the gender dimension. It represents a novel approach to this field of study and promises to offer new perspectives and contribute to the debate on tourism...

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Status of women in economics: México

Arceo, Eva - 2025

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Centering social reproduction during crisis : women's experiences of food insecurity in Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Davies, Sara Ellen; Eslick, Belinda; Calsado, Darlene Joy D. - 2024

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Equal pay for better health : the health cost of the gender wage gap

Averett, Susan; Biener, Adam; Ogrokhina, Olena - 2024

This paper explores the relationship between gender wage gaps and women's overall health. Using data from the 2011-2019 Current Population Survey, we employ entropy balancing to create comparable samples of men and women and estimate wage gaps for full-time employed working-age women. Adjusting...

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Is my wage fair? : validating fairness perceptions among women and men

Diehl, Claudia; Lang, Julia; Strauß, Susanne; … - 2024

This paper examines gender differences in perceptions of the fairness of one's own pay. Theoretically, we draw on two so far separate strands of literature, on women's alleged greater tolerance for lower wages ("contented female worker paradox"), and on perceived discrimination among ethnic...

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Social safety nets, women's economic achievements and agency : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peterman, Amber; Wang, Jingying; Sonke, Kevin Kamto; … - 2024

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Individual social capital and extreme poverty : when is it good or bad capital for women's health?

Uddin, Md Moslah; Lawson, David - 2024

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Shackled feet : a review of women entrepreneurs' challenges in developing countries

Rahman, Md. Mizanur; Aidin, Salamzadeh; Dana, Leo Paul - 2024

Objective: The fundamental objective of this systematic literature review (SLR) is to explore the current challenges for women entrepreneurs in developing countries and discuss future research opportunities. Research Design & Methods: We applied a SLR approach to fulfil the objective. We...

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Metaphors describing the gendered organization in the career advancement of women : an integrative review

Huaman-Morillo, Sara Rocio; Vander Linden, Kara Lynette; … - 2024

Worldwide, gender equality remains a barrier for women seeking career advancement in corporations. Despite the globalization of corporate social responsibility programs, women have not achieved positional parity with men within the managerial hierarchy. The purpose of this integrative review was...

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Catastrophic decline in women ownership of firms in India : 2014-2022

Kumari, Rozi; Pal, Rupayan - 2024

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Historical roots of women's sorting into STEM occupation

Kovacic, Matija; Orso, Cristina Elisa - 2024

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Women's participation and cost efficiency in microfinance institutions : a Sub-Saharan study

Ebissa, Tarekegn Tariku; Asfaw, Arega Seyoum; Lakew, … - 2024

This study aims to examine the factors influencing the cost efficiency of microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries. A ten-year unbalanced panel data consisting of 128 microfinance institutions from 34 countries was used for the analysis. The study included all microfinance...

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Share of women on the executive boards of large companies has increased, but generally Is at most one woman

Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina; Kirsch, Anja - 2024

The number of women serving on the executive boards of large companies in Germany once again increased in 2023: Around 18 percent (153 of 875) of executive board members at the 200 largest companies were women as of late fall 2023, two percentage points higher than in 2022. Thus, growth has...

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The effects of context and characteristics of women entrepreneurs on innovation performance

Chávez-Rivera, María Eulalia; Ruíz-Jiménez, Jenny María - 2024

Drawing on institutional and upper echelons theories, this study delves into the underexplored intersection of gender, context, and innovation performance among women entrepreneurs in Ecuador. Based on a sample of 45 women entrepreneurs, the study employs a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative...

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Cost-effectiveness of women's vaccination against HPV : results for the Czech Republic

Lušková, Martina; Bortnikova, Kseniya - 2024

This paper evaluates the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating women against human papillomaviruses (HPV) in the Czech Republic, where HPV is the main cause of most cervical carcinomas. It examines the cost-effectiveness of the current reimbursement policy for HPV vaccination compared to the...

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Retail mix and retail image amongst women : the mediating role of employee attitude

Dzogbenuku, Robert Kwame; Keelson, Solomon Abekah; … - 2024

Gender roles have evolved with time; however, males often demonstrate aggressive and risk-prone behaviours. Both genders show different attitudes towards objects and situations due to hormonal differences. Nevertheless, such a relationship is significantly influenced by the perception of the...

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The effects of local economic development on female obesity (overweight) in sub-Saharan Africa

Afesorgbor, Sylvanus Kwaku; Martey, Edward Markwei; … - 2024

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Women negotiating peace : a step toward durable peace?

Holdmann, Julika; Avilés Irahola, Dennis Lucy; Löhr, … - 2024

This study investigates whether including women in peace negotiations has facilitated lasting peace. We argue that female negotiators and the action of women's civil society groups that advocate for gender-related provisions strengthen peace durability. We contend that genderspecific...

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Women in the pulpit : characteristics of Protestant churches led by a female pastor

Lee, Young-joo - 2024

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Women as decision-makers in the Australian wine industry, 1960s-1990s

McIntyre, Julie - 2024

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Effects of skills training on employment and livelihood outcomes : a randomized controlled trial with young women in Ghana

Frohnweiler, Sarah; Adongo, Charles A.; Beber, Bernd; … - 2024

We use a randomized controlled trial to examine the short- and mid-term impacts of a best-practice training program on (non-)employment outcomes in Ghana. Overall the program did not affect core labor market outcomes at the extensive (employment) and intensive (hours of work, income) margin, but...

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Cooking energy, health, and happiness of women in Nigeria

Nduka, Eleanya; Jimoh, Modupe - 2024

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Cooking energy, health, and happiness of women in Nigeria

Nduka, Eleanya; Jimoh, Modupe - 2024

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