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organizations, addressing a gap in the literature on gender and leadership. While existing studies often focus on differences … can inform policies aimed at reducing gender-based discrimination and improving organizational diversity and leadership …
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This study establishes the influence of sex-based grammatical gender on gendered violence. We demonstrate a … are consistent with the theoretical possibility that gendered language activates gender schemata in the minds of speakers …, increasing the salience of gender distinctions and existing gender norms which legitimize gendered violence. …
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with the degree of gender equality. …
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Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender … the global financial crisis had a less negative impact on women than it had on men. Both unadjusted and unexplained gender …
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further deepened existing inequalities along several dimensions, including gender. Increasing gender inequalities in paid and … unpaid work has been a primary outcome of the pandemic and the associated economic crisis. Given the disproportionate gender … of widening the gender inequalities in the labor market. While these outcomes point to the threat that Covid-19 poses at …
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are still underrepresented in several occupations. In this article, the effect of gender norms on whether women enter male …-dominated occupations is analysed using differences in gender equality among early-arrival migrants. The variations in gender norms … occupational choices. Using data from the American Community Survey, it is found that greater gender equality in the country of …
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There are many factors behind the persistent gender wage gap in a in developing economy, such as gender discrimination …, occupational segregation, social norms, and attitudes. To close the gender wage gap, it is mandatory to create gender … gender wage gap for four occupational groups based on skill levels as per ISCO-8 guidelines in case of a developing economy …
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define gender prescribed occupations and face endogenous social costs when entering jobs deemed "appropriate" for the other … gender. We show that: (i) workers trade off identity and wage considerations in deciding where to work; (ii) asymmetric … social norms contribute to the gender pay gap by deterring women from entering higher-paying male-dominated sectors; (iii …
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How does childbirth impact the career paths of men and women within the same household? To what extent does the unpaid care work related to this event contribute to the downward mobility experienced by women in a highly flexible labour market like Italy? Drawing on feminist and labour market...
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to change legal gender. In many states transgender people are forced to undergo surgical procedures if they wish to … change their gender on ID documents, which can be invasive, expensive, and is not always desired. In the present work state … highlight the detrimental economic impact of surgical requirements for transgender people to be able to reassign gender on birth …
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