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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 …
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Is there a gender gap in mathematics across many low- and middle-income countries? A detailed, comparable test score …
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There is a widespread belief that women are better at selecting gifts than men; however, this claim has not been … assessed on the basis of objective criteria. The current studies do exactly that and show that women do indeed make better gift … in gift selection quality. The current studies thus present the first objective evidence for the claim that women are …
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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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associated with taller men and women. This study based on a recent Indian data analyses the variations in height among adult … women. [WOrking Paper No. 41]. URL: [http://www.mse.ac.in/pub/working%20paper%2041.pdf]. …
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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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While there is much written on the youth bulge in developing countries, little is being done to address the problems of the elderly. And yet demographically, it is this section that is showing high growth rates.
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Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many developing countries in recent decades. [BREAD...
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high percentage of Muslim population where female work participation is rather high. These are the blocks where women are …
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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 northern perspective, and do not incorporate the...
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