Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause...

Thailand is widely considered progressive among developing and middle-income countries regarding the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI+) people. Thailand has made progress in developing legislation to stop LGBTI+ discrimination, including adopting the Gender...

Endbericht eines von der Europäischen Kommission beauftragten Projektes zur Identifikation und Analyse von strukturellen Hindernissen, mit denen unselbstständig Beschäftigte konfrontiert sind, wenn sie sich selbstständig machen wollen. Darüber hinaus werden jene "best practices" in den...

This case study highlights the steps taken to advance gender equality, female empowerment, and capacity building by the Lilongwe Water Board, a statutory corporation with responsibility for water and sewerage services in Lilongwe City, Malawi. The Lilongwe Water Board provides water services to...

Am 30. April 2004 veranstaltete das AMS Österreich in Kooperation mit der Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten (GPA-Interessengemeinschaften) eine Fachtagung zum Thema "Qual der Wahl im Info-Dschungel - Möglichkeiten und Spannungsfelder in der Berufs- und Arbeitsmarktorientierung ". Organisator...

"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...

"Many educators and policymakers have argued for lenient grade promotion policy - even automatic promotion - in developing country settings where grade retention rates are high. The argument assumes that grade retention discourages persistence or continuation in school and that the promotion of...