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Developing countries are increasingly concerned about gender dimensions of the impacts of economic reforms initiated … in structure of market employment, gender division of labour remains unequal within household economy. …
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are especially due in wide parts to the service and health care sector. A fundamental question is how gender matters when … investigating the above-mentioned developments. Do we find specific “gender patterns” within the increasing expansion of self …
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This paper present an overview of the state of lifelong learning in Bulgaria from a gender perspective; reviews the … accordance with the European strategic objectives, including gender aspects. The analysis on the state and policies of the …
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gender and age regulation); d) Restructuring effects (policy on transfer of personnel, policy on redundancies, and …
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This paper uses Malawian panel data to show the importance of geography and family relationships when studying remittances. We do not test any hypothesis as such, but instead demonstrate the significance of the source of remittances in testing hypotheses. When remittances are viewed from an...
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Abstract: The paper analyzed the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16-60 years) in their household budget. The urban informal sector absorbs the women workers largely. What are the determinants of their contribution in their household budgets to make survival of the...
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gender dimensions within and income earnings in India, the context of gendered participation of female labour supplies in its … traits and labour supply characteristics; aspects of in-market discriminations and gender biases against women in terms of … hiring, promotion, segregation, gender relations and remunerations; and factors influencing women’s work time distribution …
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Gender disparities in education raise many questions for governments and civil societies. There are many factors that … contribute to the gender gap in education. In Eritrea, gender disparities persist in the enrolment rates between boys and girls … at all levels. Gender inequality has become a major issue in Eritrea in the recent years. This paper discusses …
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monetary poverty and inequality. Intra-household gender discrimination has been widely shown to shape expenditure decisions … dominated by gender discrimination among household members. Estimates for Chile show a substantial worsening of poverty and …
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This paper reviews the evidence of gender effects of globalization in developing economies. It then outlines a set of … macroeconomic and trade policies to promote gender equity in the distribution of resources. The evidence suggests that while … liberalization has expanded women’s access to employment, the long-term goal of transforming gender inequalities remains unmet and …
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