programs versus programs requiring tuition. Between 1994 and 2008 Poland has undoubtedly improved the participation of students … paper demonstrates how the probability of enrolment in tertiary schools evolves for different social groups in Poland over …

Within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the gender equality in education is considered one of … narrowing down the gender gap in education for the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. More specifically, and among many … other factors, the study focuses on the response of gender gap in education to economic growth, information communication …

have the potential to positively influence the quantity and quality of women’s participation in agriculture in India …’s North Eastern Region. Women in agriculture in this part of the country, are going to get more and more employments both in … bring in miseries to the women folks. However, in the long run, women in this region are going to gain the lion’s share of …

‘threatening’ planning for Women in Development (WID) to the more ‘confrontational’ gender planning with its aspiring goal of …The concept of women’s development has now become an integral part of the development discourses and policy initiatives …. This development has been informed by a remarkable though gradual shift in the perception about women, from the stature of …

ability of UK women-owned firms to obtain external finance. In this paper we use an econometric approach to explore the effect … Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK 2004 database. Standardising for a range of individual characteristics, we find that women are around … barriers are linked negatively to the start-up decision, stronger perceptions of financial barriers among women are having a …

throughout the city. The study concludes that women’s participation in politics at the barangay level is directly and inversely …Although at the beginning of the 21st century, over 95 percent of all countries in the world have granted women the … right to vote and the right to stand for election (Ballington & Karam, 2005), gender equality in terms of representation in …

technological achievements, enhancing and combining the new opportunities for participation offered by the European Landscape … interested citizens and firms. More participation at political and at social level might strengthen the sense of community …

sustainable urban mobility. Citizen participation and stakeholder involvement are obtained through a national sample survey and a …

democratic rule. We speculate that ‘institutions’ allowing more participation in the process of collective choice lead to more …