‘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 …

many women employed in the sector have left it and emigrated abroad. Bulgaria is a source country of good quality personnel …

, therefore, is how to further explore the effects of culturally induced disparate treatment of African women on economic … this inquiry is that the denial of fair and equal treatment to women in African societies is a major contributing factor to … guidance on the effects of subjection on development, and how such effects may be ameliorated by gender-sensitive public …

employment in Bulgaria during the period 1990-2009. It outlines that the gender differences in labour distribution among economic … it is that women predominate in unemployment. …

, therefore, is how to further explore the effects of culturally induced disparate treatment of African women on economic … this inquiry is that the denial of fair and equal treatment to women in African societies is a major contributing factor to … guidance on the effects of subjection on development, and how such effects may be ameliorated by gender-sensitive public …

This paper examines gender equality in three important aspects including education, health care and employment in … whole country as well as for different people groups such as urban/rural, ethnic minority and Kinh/Hoa people. Women are … still have higher education and a higher rate of literacy than women. Women are less likely than men in having wage …

to population growth causing an excess supply of women on the marriage market, selection may improve welfare. Empirically … of women in most parts of the country. …