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associated with taller men and women. This study based on a recent Indian data analyses the variations in height among adult …
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development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …
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Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) developed by UNDP need to be recast to … realistically capture the gender gaps in development and empowerment in the Third World. These indices have been developed from a … gender equity? …
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address gender inequality and more effectively combat HIV and AIDS. …
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This paper proposes a theory of the origins of India’s caste system by explicitly recognizing the productivity of women in complementing their husbands’ skills. Its interesting to know the emergence of caste system its hereditary nature, its insistence on endogamy (marriage only...
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This is the 4th Chapter of the report 'Women and Men in India' by CSO. Although women constitute a little less than the … progress toward gender equality in respect of participation in economic activities seems to have stalled. …
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Is there a gender gap in mathematics across many low- and middle-income countries? A detailed, comparable test score … data is used to analyze this. Micro level data on school performance linked to household demographics shows that the gender …
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There is a widespread belief that women are better at selecting gifts than men; however, this claim has not been … selections for others, regardless of the gender of the receiver and the type of relationship between the giver and receiver. We … interest (measured with an autism questionnaire), but not differences in interpersonal reactivity, explain gender differences …
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The research focuses on experiences of involuntary childlessness among women and men and societal perceptions of the … the coping strategies used. The study also involves understanding the perceptions of women and men towards the process of …
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the Crisis affected men and women differently, but how different groups of men and women were affected by the Crisis is …
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