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This paper empirically measures the relationship between desired fertility and the sex ratio. Standard survey questions on fertility preferences ask the respondent her desired number of children of each sex, but people who want larger families have systematically stronger son preference, which...
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The India Migration Bibliography covers over 3,000 books, research articles and reports written on the subject of internal migration, international migration and diaspora, related to India. The bibliography is inter-disciplinary and provides sections with selected publications by themes,...
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As institutions of higher education engaged in teaching, research and the spread of knowledge, (Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are well placed to reflect on, become sensitized to and oppose all forms of discrimination and harassment, especially sexual harassment on campuses across the...
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for%20Counseling%20Women%20Facing%20Domestic%20Violence.pdf]. …
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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 objective of the study is to analyse the impact of provision of health care facilities on the child health status taking into account the utilization of these available facilities. The study offers an insight into how parental education plays a significant role in explaining the slow...
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Legal mechanisms to achieve justice should factor in the challenges and roadblocks of its implementation, structural or otherwise, right from the stage of planning and framing the law. Law can be expected to promote justice it cannot do so in absence of its strict adherence and swift...
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Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership … membership. Adoption of quotas by countries is likely correlated with attitudes about women within a country. However, the … against women, quotas can reduce gender discrimination in the long-term. …
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household for 100 days, has different progressive provisions which incentivise higher participation of women in the programme …. Official data suggest that 47% of all MGNREGA workers are women. This paper uses the National Sample Survey for the 68th … employment-unemployment round (2011-12) to examine the performance of states in terms of participation and rationing of women in …
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department (Dilaasa), to respond to women facing domestic violence. This report is based on the experience of establishing such …
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