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]. …

development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …

The structuralist perspective envisages poverty, especially in rural India, as a long duration phenomenon. Over time …, most of the structural features of poverty have remained more or less intact. As a result, a large proportion of the poor … poverty measured in terms of average expenditure of the households. Thus, incidence of poverty in India declined from 52 per …

urbanization. Also the paper focuses on characteristics and classes of cities, and poverty and slums. [Working Paper 141]. URL …

it has not reduced poverty sufficiently. The benefits of growth have not been evenly distributed, but relatively …

against women, quotas can reduce gender discrimination in the long-term. …Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership … positions in politics and business across the globe. In many countries, policy-makers have responded by introducing gender …

women in terms of their gender stereotyping and their representations of the ideal woman. The study points to the popular … messages communicated through commercials regarding women, and the gender insensitivity of television programs around …In a context where despite high levels of literacy and economic independence, women in Kerala are still expected to …

the prevalence of gender-based violence against women and its health consequences. The national context on gender …The paper presents gender-based violence and theories its causes and correlates; it then reviews global information on …-based violence against women is outlined. It then presents an overview of the status of women in Kerala and the paradoxical …