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Die Frau auf dem Socialen Gebiete
Stein, Lorenz von - 1880
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002266496
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The living wage of women workers : a study of incomes and expenditures of 450 women in the city of Boston
Bosworth, Louise Marion - 1911
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002328410
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Household affiliation of young adults in Italy and Norway. The significance of gender, sociocultural background, work and money
Addabbo, Tindara; Kjeldstad, Randi - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2013
Italy and Norway are characterized by different household patterns of young adults, with young Italians being more likely to live in their parents' house and young Norwegians more likely to live independently, alone or in multi-occupant households. This paper asks why, and how these differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817203
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Contesting 'ethicality': Ethical trade, gender and sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers in Kenya
Kiah Smith - 2011
is known about how women smallholder farmers in Kenya experience diverse ethical trade standards, or whether and how … of Southern women smallholders, most do not. It is argued here that multiple understandings or meanings of social justice …. Through a qualitative and participatory case study of smallholder subsistence and French bean farming in Machakos, Kenya, this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448348
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Technical Efficiency Analysis in Male and Female-Managed Farms: A Study of Maize Production in West Pokot District, Kenya
Marinda, Pamela; Bangura, Arnold; Heidhues, Franz - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
There has been a decline in crop productivity in Kenya, a situation that has contributed to the raising food insecurity … particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. Given the rising percentage of female headed households in Kenya (estimated at 37% in … maize since it is the staple crop in the study region and in Kenya. The stochastic frontier analysis reveals that both male …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805160
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Gender Contribution and Constrains to Rural Agriculture and Household Food Security in Kenya: Case of Western Province
Omwoha, J.N. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008
Province of Kenya. Data were collected from a total of 161 women farmers, 32 women groups as well as 254 individual males …This study examined the contribution of gender with special emphasis on women farmers towards rural agriculture as well … farmers engaged in small-scale production of various food crops in Western Province in Kenya for a period of 1 year. Data were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068398
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Oil price shocks, poverty, and gender: a social accouting matrix analysis for Kenya
Nganou, Jean-Pascal; Parra, Juan Carlos; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
discussion of the impact of oil price shocks in Kenya on different types of households defined according to the gender of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833287
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The Influence of Women in Business: Is a Higher Percentage of Women on a Company’s Board of Directors Associated with the Absence of Internal Control Weaknesses?
Goyette, Jamie - 2010
Research shows that larger, more profitable and more visible companies are less likely to disclose internal control weaknesses. Firms with similar characteristics tend to hire more female board members. This paper examines whether there is an association between companies that have a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450213
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The impact of shocks on gender-differentiated asset dynamics in Bangladesh:
Rakib, Muntaha; Matz, Julia Anna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886775
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Bargaining power and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda:
Gilligan, Daniel O.; Kumar, Neha; McNiven, Scott; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
promoted as a strategy to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A among young children and adult women in Uganda. As an … and nonland assets controlled by women, affect adoption and diffusion decisions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886776