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Development and Gender Inequality ; Development and Gender Inequality
Lamanna, Francesca - 2013
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The making and selling of an illusion: an examination of racial and gender diversity in post-civil rights U.S. corporations
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo (contributor);  … - 2006
women from their workplace now publicizing their support forracial and gender integration? I suggest that corporations are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465183
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The Effects of Gender on Small Businesses: A Case Study of Kasigau, Kenya
Abell, Leslie; Daday, Jerry - 2008
Small businesses are seen as an agent of economic growth in developing countries. Recently, the idea of micro-lending has received increased attention due to its promising effects on employment and personal economic growth in rural developing areas. However, we lack an in depth understanding of...
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Three Essays on the Gender Differentials in Mortality and Undernutrition in Pakistan
Syed, Mohammad Asim - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353219
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The gender gap in bank credit access
Andrés Alonso, Pablo de; Gimeno Nogués, Ricardo; … - 2019
We use a sample of over 80,000 Spanish companies started by a sole entrepreneur between 2004 and 2014, and distinguish between male and female entrepreneurs demand for credit, credit approval ratio, and credit performance. We fi nd that female entrepreneurs who start a business are less likely...
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Making Economic Sense Out of Unisex Life Insurance (Or the Difference Between Cost and Value and Why It Matters to Real People)
Booth, Richard A., Marbury Research Professor of Law - 2002
gender discrimination in the pricing of life insurance and annuities, namely, that individuals should bear their own ….Using a simple example, I show here that gender-based pricing results in radically different outcomes for male and female … consumers if one focuses on income rather than present value. Gender-based pricing means that a man must set aside more from his …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432041
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Alleindienstleister im Berufsfeld Kultur : Versuch einer erwerbssoziologischen Konzeptualisierung
Gottschall, Karin; Betzelt, Sigrid - 2001
ambiguousinterpretations. On the one hand, work in cultural occupations seems to be less gender−segregated than the other mentioned types of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466389
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Female Entrepreneurs in Transitional Economies: a comparative study of Businesswomen in Nigeria and China
Kitching, Beverley; Woldie, Atsese - 2004
This paper focuses on the theme of women entrepreneurs, business and gender in two transitional economies, namely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437491
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Institutional Logics: Gender and Business Creation Across 28 Countries
Elam, Amanda; Terjesen, Siri A. - 2007
occupational segregation, gender wage inequality, female business leadership and public childcare support) interact with individual …-level perceptions in ways that increase women's start-up across thirteen countries. Results suggest that gender wage inequality has a … decision to start a business indirectly through perceptions and gender. …
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Towards a New Theory of Entrepreneurship in Culture and Gender: A Grounded Study of Thailand’s Most Successful Female Entrepreneurs
Hatcher, Caroline A.; Terjesen, Siri A. - 2007
This paper explores the phenomenon of Thailand's female entrepreneurs and account for some of the cultural drivers in the way in which Thai women operate to be the leading country in the world for female entrepreneurship in terms of entrepreneurial activity. Based on interviews, media reporting,...
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