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that prevailing social norms and patriarchy hinders the participation of women in the economy despite high levels of … education. Bivariate and multivariate analyses is conducted on state level cross-sectional data and it is found that patriarchy …. Government schemes must target the fundamental cultural and social forces that shape patriarchy. These coupled with policies that …
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Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv)...
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Under what conditions is gender-equality policy advocacy successful? This paper examines a segment of the growing quantitative comparative political science literature that seeks to answer this question. Recent scholarship emphasizes such factors as the strength of women's movements and the...
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This paper aims to understand how policy change for women's rights occurs, and what factors and conditions facilitate non-state actors' influence over policy processes. It argues that policy change is a complex and iterative process, and explores the range of actors that mobilize for/against...
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