Search Results - subject:"Gender relations"

Cities, Gender Budgeting and Civic Governance

Patel, Vibhuti - eSocialSciences - 2007

The Budget is an important tool in the hands of the state for affirmative action for improvement of gender relations …

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Frauenerwerbstätigkeit im Spannungsfeld von „Prekarisierung“ und „guter Arbeit“ – Geschlechterpolitische Erweiterungen / Women’s employment between the opposing poles of precarious...

Scheele, Alexandra - In: Arbeit 22 (2013) 3, pp. 187-198

Abstract Der Beschäftigungsanstieg in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren basiert zu einem großen Anteil auf der Basis von sog. atypischen Beschäftigungsverhältnissen, die häufig zugleich nur eine prekäre Erwerbsintegration ermöglichen. Insbesondere die Erwerbsmuster von Frauen weisen...

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Situations relationnelles et gestion des grossesses non prévues à Dakar

Adjamagbo, Agnès; Koné, Pierrette Aguessy - In: Population (french edition) 68 (2013) 1, pp. 67-96

Many studies have highlighted the rise in unplanned pregnancies among young women in sub-Saharan Africa but few have focused on concomitant changes in young Africans? aspirations with regard to sexuality and parenthood. On the basis of a study in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, this article...

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Sexualités prénuptiales, rapports de genre et grossesses non prévues à Ouagadougou

Rossier, Clémentine; Sawadogo, Nathalie; Soubeiga, André - In: Population (french edition) 68 (2013) 1, pp. 97-122

authors show how unequal gender relations lead to unplanned premarital pregnancies. As in the past, young women?s sexual …

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L'entrée en sexualité à Rabat : les nouveaux « arrangements » entre les sexes

Bakass, Fatima; Ferrand, Michèle - In: Population (french edition) 68 (2013) 1, pp. 41-65

The social and religious order in Morocco is still based on such values as the honour and good name of the family wherein premarital female sexuality is proscribed and an intact hymen is irrefutable evidence of a successful family upbringing. Using data from the 2006-2008 ECAF qualitative...

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Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy: A Survey

Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This survey examines the implications of gender differences in economic behavior for macroeconomic policy. It finds that reducing gender inequality and improving the status of women may contribute to higher rates of economic growth and greater macroeconomic stability. Women's relative lack of...

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Women's collective action and sustainable water management: case of SEWA's water campaign in Gujarat, India

Panda, Smita Mishra - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

in gender relations at the household level are not as significant. Some policy implications are discussed in terms of …

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Gender Relations Among Indian Couples in the UK and India: Ideals of Equality and Realities of Inequality

Twamley, Katherine - In: Sociological Research Online 17 (2012) 4, pp. 5-5

India, focusing particularly on gender relations. Men and women in both contexts had similar aspirations of intimacy, but …

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Rural male suicide in Australia

Alston, Margaret - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 4, pp. 515-522

understanding not only of these factors but also of the cultural context, inequitable gender relations and a dominant form of …

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The Difficult Transition

Mishra, Deepak K.; Upadhyay, Vandana - In: Indian Journal of Gender Studies 19 (2012) 1, pp. 93-126

The interrelationship between economic development and gender relations has been found to be multidimensional and … complex. This article attempts to analyse the changing gender relations in Arunachal Pradesh, a state that has seen rapid …. Although Arunachal Pradesh, like other north- eastern states, is generally described as having healthier gender relations than …

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