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Women 9,575 Frauen 8,295 Frau 6,276 USA 2,463 United States 1,971 Weibliche Arbeitskräfte 1,846 Women workers 1,843 Gender 1,409 Geschlecht 1,239 women 1,183 Aufsatzsammlung 1,179 Deutschland 1,031 Entrepreneurship 993 Entrepreneurship approach 953 India 840 Entrepreneurs 779 Unternehmer 779 Unternehmensgründung 775 Indien 772 Business start-up 723 Women managers 693 Weibliche Führungskräfte 692 Germany 628 Gleichberechtigung 595 Berufstätigkeit 594 Geschlechterdiskriminierung 569 Gender discrimination 567 Entwicklungsländer 515 Soziale Situation 501 Großbritannien 494 Men 454 Männer 440 Familie 436 Gender equality 429 Frauenpolitik 420 Diskriminierung 414 Geschichte 408 Poverty 392 Economic development 385 Entwicklung 385
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Book / Working Paper 10,747 Article 5,465 Journal 203 Other 23
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Article in journal 3,895 Aufsatz in Zeitschrift 3,895 Graue Literatur 2,464 Non-commercial literature 2,464 Working Paper 1,564 Arbeitspapier 1,491 Aufsatz im Buch 994 Book section 994 Collection of articles of several authors 718 Sammelwerk 718 Amtsdruckschrift 441 Government document 441 Konferenzschrift 391 Dissertation u.a. Prüfungsschriften 344 Bibliographie 324 Aufsatzsammlung 302 Hochschulschrift 268 Thesis 174 Conference proceedings 148 Statistik 140 Bibliografie enthalten 118 Bibliography included 118 Statistics 115 Case study 101 Fallstudie 101 Bibliografie 65 Article 38 Collection of articles written by one author 34 Sammlung 34 Bibliography 31 Mehrbändiges Werk 31 Multi-volume publication 31 Conference paper 29 Konferenzbeitrag 29 No longer published / No longer aquired 26 Biografie 19 Biographie 19 Festschrift 19 Reprint 19 Systematic review 18
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English 10,014 Undetermined 3,065 German 2,713 Spanish 227 French 225 Russian 69 Swedish 66 Italian 37 Danish 27 Portuguese 26 Polish 21 Norwegian 20 Dutch 18 Bulgarian 14 Arabic 5 Czech 5 Hungarian 5 Finnish 4 Romanian 4 Turkish 4 Azerbaijani 3 Croatian 3 Lithuanian 3 Multiple languages 2 Slovenian 2 Serbian 2 Ukrainian 2 Hindi 1 Icelandic 1 Japanese 1 Central Khmer 1 Latvian 1 Macedonian 1 Slovak 1 Urdu 1
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Wrohlich, Katharina 43 Quisumbing, Agnes R. 41 Blau, Francine D. 31 Welter, Friederike 29 Holst, Elke 27 Klasen, Stephan 23 Kirsch, Anja 22 Brush, Candida G. 21 Marlow, Susan 18 Ñopo, Hugo 17 Afshar, Haleh 16 Bhalotra, Sonia R. 16 Welsh, Dianne H. B. 16 Duryea, Suzanne 15 Henry, Colette 15 Moghadam, Valentine M. 15 Peterman, Amber 15 Benería, Lourdes 14 Carter, Sara 14 Coleman, Susan 14 Deere, Carmen Diana 14 Goldin, Claudia Dale 14 Halkias, Daphne 14 Rubery, Jill 14 Anderson, Siwan 13 Buvinic, Mayra 13 Corman, Hope 13 Dave, Dhaval 13 Ferber, Marianne A. 13 O'Connell, Stephen D. 13 Razavi, Shahrashoub 13 Reichman, Nancy E. 13 Doss, Cheryl R. 12 Francesconi, Marco 12 Grabka, Markus M. 12 Kahn, Lawrence M. 12 Ramadani, Veland 12 Baird, Sarah 11 Hachigonta, Sepo 11 Humphries, Jane 11
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eSocialSciences 192 Inter-American Development Bank 109 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 79 International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations 46 Bundesweite Gründerinnenagentur 40 Institute of Social Studies (ISS) 40 Weltbank 28 Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 22 OECD 20 Asian Development Bank 19 International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 19 World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU/WIDER), United Nations University 18 International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS), The Hague 17 WorldFish Center, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) 17 Europäische Kommission 15 Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University 14 Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 14 World Bank Group 14 Asian Development Bank (ADB) 12 Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) 12 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 12 European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training 11 Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 11 International Monetary Fund (IMF) 11 Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend 10 Economic Growth Center, Economics Department 10 Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics 9 International Food Policy Research Institute 9 Labor and Population Program, RAND 9 Mathematica Policy Research 9 Europäische Kommission / Statistisches Amt 8 Internationales Arbeitsamt 8 RAND 8 World Institute for Development Economics Research 8 Österreich / Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales 8 Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics 7 Deutschland / Statistisches Bundesamt 7 Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) 7 Nordic Council of Ministers 7 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 7
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Working Papers / eSocialSciences 192 Discussion paper series / IZA 178 Working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. 175 Feminist economics 110 IDB Publications (Working Papers) 96 World development : the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development 94 International journal of gender and entrepreneurship 91 Policy research working paper : WPS 85 International journal of entrepreneurship and small business 73 Gender in management : an international journal 59 Discussion paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research 50 Rororo 49 The American economic review 48 ILO Working Papers 45 The journal of development studies : JDS 45 IFPRI discussion papers 43 Contributions in women's studies 40 Fischer 39 ISS Working Papers - General Series 35 IZA Discussion Papers 35 Economic development and cultural change 34 Social Science & Medicine 34 BGA-Publikationen 33 United Nations publication 32 Working paper / World Institute for Development Economics Research 30 Father-daughter succession in family business : a cross-cultural perspective 29 Journal of developmental entrepreneurship : JDE ; a publication devoted to issues concerning microenterprise development 29 International entrepreneurship and management journal 28 Journal of human resources : JHR 27 Journal of fashion marketing and management 26 The Pakistan development review : PDR 26 The Indian journal of labour economics : a quarterly journal of Indian Society of Labour Economics 25 Journal of population economics 24 Applied economics 23 International journal of entrepreneurial behaviour & research 23 Advances in developing human resources : ADHR 22 Journal of development economics 22 MPRA Paper 22 CESifo working papers 21 Journal of business research : JBR 21
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ECONIS (ZBW) 9,804 USB Cologne (EcoSocSci) 4,982 RePEc 1,469 EconStor 117 BASE 54 ArchiDok 9 Other ZBW resources 3
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Pension information and women's awareness
Angelici, Marta; Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; … - 2020
We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women's knowledge and awareness of their future pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women were interviewed to assess their knowledge about...
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Impact of pollution from coal on the anemic status of children and women: evidence from India
Datt, Gaurav; Maitra, Pushkar; Menon, Nidhiya; Ray, Ranjan - 2020
Economic growth in emerging market economies has come hand-in-hand with growing demand for energy, with many of them meeting this higher demand by increased use of coal to fuel electricity generation. This paper examines the impact of pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic...
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries : how to design social protection programs that poor women can benefit from
Cameron, Lisa Ann - 2019
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women's vulnerability to income shocks,...
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Towards inclusive social protection program coverage in the Philippines : examining gender disparities
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Cabaero, Carlos C. - 2019
The Philippines, being prone to natural calamities and vulnerable to economic fluctuations, has much to accomplish in terms of improving its population's access to social protection. A focus on women's access is crucial in the light of their significantly lower labor force participation rate...
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Women's role in the accounting profession : a comparative study between Italy and Romania
Del Baldo, Mara; Tiron-Tudor, Adriana; Faragalla, Widad … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 1/2, pp. 1-23
Historically, in most countries, the accounting profession has always been male-dominated. Liberal professions such as lawyers, engineers, architects and doctors share the common trait of conservatism. The accounting profession, which is also a liberal profession, is no exception. Starting from...
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In Chefetagen deutscher Großunternehmen bahnt sich Bewegung an
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 88 (2021) 3, pp. 19-21
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Mehr Frauen in Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen, Dynamik aber verhalten: Gesetzliche Vorgabe könnte Schwung bringen
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 88 (2021) 3, pp. 22-34
Die Frauenanteile in den Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen in Deutschland sind im vergangenen Jahr weiter gestiegen. In den 200 umsatzstärksten Unternehmen gab es im vierten Quartal des Jahres 2020 mit 101 Vorständinnen sieben mehr als ein Jahr zuvor. Hier wie auch in einigen anderen...
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Aufsichtsratsarbeit vieler Unternehmen profitiert von mehr Geschlechterdiversität
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 88 (2021) 3, pp. 36-42
Der Frauenanteil in Aufsichtsräten großer Unternehmen in Deutschland ist in den vergangenen Jahren gestiegen. Wie dieser zweite Teil des DIW Managerinnen-Barometers 2021 zeigt, wirkt sich das deutlich positiv auf die Interaktion, Diskussion und Entscheidungsfindung in den Kontrollgremien...
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Perceived employability of highly skilled migrant women in STEM : insights from labor market intermediaries’ professionals
Ricci, Aurora; Crivellaro, Francesca; Bolzani, Daniela - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 11 (2021) 1/7, pp. 1-17
While global economies are in a tremendous need for talented workers that could fill vacancies in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, available evidence shows that highly skilled migrants with a background in these fields are not protected from brain waste and...
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In Chefetagen deutscher Großunternehmen bahnt sich Bewegung an
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 88 (2021) 3, pp. 19-21
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Mehr Frauen in Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen, Dynamik aber verhalten : gesetzliche Vorgabe könnte Schwung bringen
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 88 (2021) 3, pp. 22-34
Die Frauenanteile in den Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen in Deutschland sind im vergangenen Jahr weiter gestiegen. In den 200 umsatzstärksten Unternehmen gab es im vierten Quartal des Jahres 2020 mit 101 Vorständinnen sieben mehr als ein Jahr zuvor. Hier wie auch in einigen anderen...
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Aufsichtsratsarbeit vieler Unternehmen profitiert von mehr Geschlechterdiversität
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 88 (2021) 3, pp. 36-42
Der Frauenanteil in Aufsichtsräten großer Unternehmen in Deutschland ist in den vergangenen Jahren gestiegen. Wie dieser zweite Teil des DIW Managerinnen-Barometers 2021 zeigt, wirkt sich das deutlich positiv auf die Interaktion, Diskussion und Entscheidungsfindung in den Kontrollgremien...
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Gender diversity in boards of directors : a bibliometric mapping
Sánchez-Teba, Eva María; Benítez-Márquez, María Dolores - In: Journal of open innovation : technology, market, and … 7 (2021) 1/12, pp. 1-16
The literature on gender diversity in boards of directors has expanded significantly in recent years, due to the fact that women are increasingly holding higher management positions within the company hierarchy, clearly demonstrating that certain characteristics of women have a positive impact...
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Cash transfers as a response to COVID-19 : a randomized experiment in Kenya
Brooks, Wyatt; Donovan, Kevin; Johnson, Terence; … - 2021
We deliver one month's average profit to a randomly selected group of female microenterprise owners in the Kenyan slum of Dandora, just preceding with the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases. Firm profit, inventory spending, and food expenditures all increase. The transfers simultaneously cause...
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Employment guaranteed? : social protection during a pandemic
Afridi, Farzana; Mahajan, Kanika; Sangwan, Nikita - 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential of social protection programs in mitigating labor market shocks. We examine the role of one of the world's largest employment guarantee schemes, India's MG-NREGA, in cushioning job losses in one of the worst affected economies due to the...
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Gender differences in access to health care among the elderly : evidence from Southeast Asia
Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen; Zveglich, Joseph E. - 2021
Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our...
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Bride kidnapping and labour supply behaviour of married Kyrgyz women
Arabsheibani, Gholam Reza; Mussurov, Altay - 2021
Using data from the 2011 and 2016 Life in Kyrgyzstan surveys, we examine Kyrgyz women's labour supply elasticities at the extensive margin. We use Heckman's two-step approach to predict earnings for the non-participating women and then use these predictions to estimate the participation...
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Gender diversity benefits supervisory board work of many companies
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 3/4, pp. 32-38
Over the past years, the proportion of women on the supervisory boards of major companies in Germany has increased. As this second report in the DIW Women Executives Barometer 2021 shows, this has a meaningful, positive impact on the supervisory boards of many companies, and affects interactions...
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Momentum in sight for the executive boards of major German companies
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 3/4, pp. 17-19
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Number of women on boards of large firms increasing slowly : legal requirements could provide momentum
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 3/4, pp. 20-31
The proportion of women on the boards of large companies in Germany continued to increase during 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2020, there were 101 female executive board members in the 200 largest companies, seven more than in 2019. However, growth was slow, as it was in some of the other...
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The evolution of gender-related provisions in regional trade agreements
Monteiro, José-Antonio - 2021
Regional Trade agreements (RTAs) are sometimes considered as laboratories in which new types of provisions are negotiated to address recent trade-related issues. Although the inclusion of gender-related provisions in RTAs is not a recent phenomenon, only a limited but increasing number of RTAs...
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The evolution of gender-related provisions in regional trade agreements
Monteiro, José-Antonio - 2021 - Manuscript date: January 2021
Regional Trade agreements (RTAs) are sometimes considered as laboratories in which new types of provisions are negotiated to address recent trade-related issues. Although the inclusion of gender-related provisions in RTAs is not a recent phenomenon, only a limited but increasing number of RTAs...
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How do working life and its interplay with family structures affect men's and women's gender role attitudes?
Mays, Anja - 2018
Using fixed effects models and longitudinal data from the British Household Panels Surveys (BHPS) and the follow-up study “Understanding Society” (UKHLS), the current study examines the impact of change in employment status and working conditions on gender role attitudes by simultaneously...
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Women's aspirations for the future, and their financial, social and educational investments in India
Raghunathan, Kalyani; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Kumar, Neha; … - 2018
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Boards of major German companies are gradually changing
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 30-31
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Proportion of women on top-decision making bodies of large companies increasing, except on supervisory boards in the financial sector
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 32-42
The share of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany has increased somewhat more strongly than in previous years. The top 200 companies reached the ten percent mark for the first time: women held 14 more board positions than in the previous year, 94 out of 907. Growth was also...
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More women on supervisory boards: Increasing indications that the effect of the gender quota extends to executive boards
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 44-49
The statutory gender quota for supervisory boards is effective: the proportion of women on supervisory boards has increased over the past years, especially in the companies subject to the quota. But is the quota creating trickle-down effects for executive boards? As the second part of the DIW...
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Langsam wandeln sich die Führungsetagen deutscher Großunternehmen
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 87 (2020) 4, pp. 35-37
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Frauenanteile in Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen steigen - abgesehen von Aufsichtsräten im Finanzsektor
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 87 (2020) 4, pp. 38-49
Die Frauenanteile in den Vorständen großer Unternehmen in Deutschland sind im vergangenen Jahr etwas stärker gestiegen als in den Jahren zuvor. Die 200 umsatzstärksten Unternehmen knackten erstmals die Zehn-Prozent-Marke: 14 Vorstandsposten mehr als noch im Jahr zuvor - nämlich 94 von 907 -...
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Mehr Frauen in Aufsichtsräten: Hinweise für Strahlkraft der Geschlechterquote auf Vorstände verdichten sich
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Wochenbericht 87 (2020) 4, pp. 50-55
Die verbindliche Geschlechterquote für Aufsichtsräte wirkt: Insbesondere in den an sie gebundenen Unternehmen ist der Frauenanteil im Kontrollgremium in den vergangenen Jahren deutlich gestiegen. Doch wie sieht es mit der erhofften Strahlkraft der Quote auf die Vorstände aus? Dieser Bericht...
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Do Generous Parental Leave Policies Help Top Female Earners?
Corekcioglu, Gozde; Francesconi, Marco; Kunze, Astrid - 2020
Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal employer-employee matched data for the entire Norwegian...
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Women at Work in the Pre-Civil War United States: An Analysis of Unreported Family Workers
Chiswick, Barry R.; Robinson, RaeAnn Halenda - 2020
Rates of labor force participation in the US in the second half of the nineteenth century among free women were exceedingly (and implausibly) low, about 11 percent. This is due, in part, to social perceptions of working women, cultural and societal expectations of female’s role, and lack of...
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Do Generous Parental Leave Policies Help Top Female Earners?
Corekcioglu, Gozde; Francesconi, Marco; Kunze, Astrid - 2020
Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women's careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal employer-employee matched data for the entire Norwegian...
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Women at Work in the Pre-Civil War United States: An Analysis of Unreported Family Workers
Chiswick, Barry R.; Robinson, RaeAnn Halenda - 2020
Rates of labor force participation in the US in the second half of the nineteenth century among free women were exceedingly (and implausibly) low, about 11 percent. This is due, in part, to social perceptions of working women, cultural and societal expectations of female's role, and lack of...
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Impact of Pollution from Coal on the Anemic Status of Children and Women: Evidence from India
Datt, Gaurav; Maitra, Pushkar; Menon, Nidhiya; Ray, Ranjan - 2020
Economic growth in emerging market economies has come hand-in-hand with growing demand for energy, with many of them meeting this higher demand by increased use of coal to fuel electricity generation. This paper examines the impact of pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic...
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Pension Information and Women's Awareness
Angelici, Marta; Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; … - 2020
We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women's knowledge and awareness of their future pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women were interviewed to assess their knowledge about...
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Female Human Capital Mismatch: An extension for the British public sector
Galanakis, Yannis - 2020
This paper looks at the extent of labour market mismatch of public-sector female employees. It contributes to earlier findings for the British labour market by taking into account the endogenous self-selection into jobs. Estimates are based on data from the British Household Panel Study and the...
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Gender Empowerment, Supply-Chain Linkages and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence on Bangladesh
Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Kee, Hiau-Looi - 2020
This paper studies foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers on gender labor market practices of domestic firms, based on a unique firm-to-firm dataset of Bangladesh's textiles and garment sectors. We look at the female employment of domestic firms that are directly and indirectly related to...
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Pension Information and Women's Awareness
Angelici, Marta; Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; … - 2020
We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women's knowledge and awareness of their future pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women were interviewed to assess their knowledge about...
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Vocational training for rural populations: A demand-driven approach and its implications in India
Ramasamy, Muthuveeran; Pilz, Matthias - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 7 (2020) 3, pp. 256-277
Context: Vocational training is viewed as a significant tool that increases employment outcomes and provides potential career advancement opportunities for individuals. Many countries are witnessing a shift from supply-driven to demand-driven approaches. The demand-driven approach in vocational...
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Are increasing earnings associations between partners of concern for inequality? A comparative study of 21 countries
Boertien, Diederik; Bouchet-Valat, Milan - 2020
This paper addresses the question to what extent the association between partners' earnings matters for inequality between couples. First, we organize the existing literature to explain why studies come to a large variety of conclusions despite using, on occasions, the same data. Second, we use...
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Old-age pensions and female labour supply in India
Unnikrishnan, Vidhya; Sen, Kunal - 2020
Whether cash transfers have unintended behavioural effects on the recipient household's labour supply is of considerable policy interest. We examine the 'intent to treat effect' of the Indira Gandhi National Old-Age Pension Scheme on prime-age women's labour supply decisions in India, where...
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Gender and economic growth : is there a correlation? : the example of Kyrgyzstan
Akbulaev, Nurkhodzha; Aliyeva, Basti - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-11
The article is focused on the study of gender equality issues as a necessary factor in the economic growth of the state. The work notes that the economic growth is traditionally considered as an important quantitative characteristic of the development in a country’s economic system, but this...
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Proportion of women on top-decision making bodies of large companies increasing, except on supervisory boards in the financial sector
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 32-42
The share of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany has increased somewhat more strongly than in previous years. The top 200 companies reached the ten percent mark for the first time: women held 14 more board positions than in the previous year, 94 out of 907. Growth was also...
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Boards of major German companies are gradually changing
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 30-31
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More women on supervisory boards: increasing indications that the effect of the gender quota extends to executive boards
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 44-49
The statutory gender quota for supervisory boards is effective: the proportion of women on supervisory boards has increased over the past years, especially in the companies subject to the quota. But is the quota creating trickle-down effects for executive boards? As the second part of the DIW...
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Langsam wandeln sich die Führungsetagen deutscher Großunternehmen
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 87 (2020) 4, pp. 35-37
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Frauenanteile in Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen steigen - abgesehen von Aufsichtsräten im Finanzsektor
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 87 (2020) 4, pp. 38-49
Die Frauenanteile in den Vorständen großer Unternehmen in Deutschland sind im vergangenen Jahr etwas stärker gestiegen als in den Jahren zuvor. Die 200 umsatzstärksten Unternehmen knackten erstmals die Zehn-Prozent-Marke: 14 Vorstandsposten mehr als noch im Jahr zuvor - nämlich 94 von 907 -...
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Mehr Frauen in Aufsichtsräten : Hinweise für Strahlkraft der Geschlechterquote auf Vorstände verdichten sich
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 87 (2020) 4, pp. 50-55
Die verbindliche Geschlechterquote für Aufsichtsräte wirkt: Insbesondere in den an sie gebundenen Unternehmen ist der Frauenanteil im Kontrollgremium in den vergangenen Jahren deutlich gestiegen. Doch wie sieht es mit der erhofften Strahlkraft der Quote auf die Vorstände aus? Dieser Bericht...
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Enterprising women in Southern Africa : when does land ownership matter?
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Tregenna, Fiona - 2020
Limited access to finance is one of the major barriers for women entrepreneurs in Africa. This paper presents a model of start-ups in which firms' sales and profits depend on their productivity and access to credit. However, due to the lack of collateral assets such as land, female entrepreneurs...
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