One of every nine women in the United States (11.8 percent in 2013) is represented by a union at her place of work. The … annual number of hours of paid work performed by women has increased dramatically over the last four decades. In 1979, the …, women's share of unpaid care work and housework has remained high. Various time-use studies conclude that women continue to …

This paper deals with the integration of gender in policies relating to information and communication technology to … empower socially excluded poor women as producers of this technology. In this context, this paper examines an interventionist … ICT policy undertaken by Kudumbasree (an innovative women based participatory programme) to empower poor women .The …

those in the private sector. Gender wage gap in Indonesia is mainly due to gender discrimination. An act to equalize …

This paper studies gender differences in the elasticity of labor supply in a model of household specialization. I show …. Quantitatively, empirical time-use ratios alone imply differences in the Frisch elasticity between women and men of more than 50 …

problem of gender gap as well as employment of migrants …

status of women and, more weakly, broad societal attitudes on gender issues. Female labor force participation and educational …This paper examines determinants of women's participation and performance in the Olympics. Female inclusion and success … professionals may have leveled the playing field for poorer countries. But the historical record for women's medal achievement is …

indices of gender inequality--the Relative Status of Women and the Gender Inequality Index. An analysis of the relationship …This paper compares the geometric variant of the Gender-Related Development Index with that of the Human Development …

About three quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas. Among those, women constitute a particularly vulnerable …, yet crucially important group for social and economic development. Investing in rural women is thus not only a moral …