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Female political representation and substantive effects on policies : a literature review
Hessami, Zohal; Lopes da Fonseca, Mariana - 2020
The share of women in political offices has increased considerably over the past few decades in almost every country in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012201258
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Economics of gender : a bibliometric analysis
Kalabichina, Irina E.; Rebrey, Sofia M. - In: Russian journal of economics 8 (2022) 3, pp. 295-314
This research aims to identify major fields and structures of economics of gender research based on bibliometric analysis between 1960 and 2020. The analysis of the journals in economics of gender captures major development stages of gender economics. The study of economics of gender is growing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015394246
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‘Leaking’ Female Doctorates in the U.S. Stem Academy : A Review and Thematic Synthesis
Gahlon, Grace; Acheson-Field, Hannah; Edwards, Kathryn Anne - 2022
Women comprise less than a quarter of full professors in STEM departments in United States universities, yet women … outnumber men at the assistant professor level, underscoring the imbalanced representation of women in the academic career … pipeline. In this paper, we present the results of a systematic review which explores the reasons why women are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013296302
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Impact of Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers on Gender Equality in India : An Empirical Analysis
Chakraborty, Lekha - 2019
Intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IGFT) are, in theory, neither good nor bad for tackling gender inequalities. Fiscal federalism with asymmetry in revenue and expenditure assignments inevitably leads to vertical and horizontal imbalances in public service provisioning. Because the states of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012893598
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Stigma of Sexual Violence and Women's Decision to Work
Chakraborty, Tanika - 2017
Our study is motivated by two disturbing evidences concerning women in India. On one hand, crime against women is on … the rise while on the other, women's labor force participation rate (WLFPR) has been declining over the last three decades …. We estimate the extent to which the decline in WLFPR can be assigned to increasing instances of crime against women. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948648
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Negotiation with Patriarchy in Women's Lives : A Case Study in a Malaysian Public University
Azmawati, Azman Azwan - 2017
Objective - While women make up almost 65% of undergraduates in public universities in Malaysia, only in the last three … years their labour force participation rates have gone beyond the 50% mark. In addition, women form less than 20% of the … legislature and Cabinet of Ministers in Malaysia. What pushes women in their achievements in education and what factors pull them …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012952372
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on Mexican Households : Evidence from Employment and Time Use for Men, Women, and Children
Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren; Silverio-Murillo, Adan; Miyar, … - 2021
women, where men's employment is nearly back to original levels by 2021Q2. Women, on the other hand, experienced persistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013238100
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The Difficult Case of Persuading Women : Experimental Evidence from Childcare
Galasso, Vincenzo - 2013
Gender stereotypes are well established also among women. Yet, a recent literature suggests that learning from other … women experience about the effects of maternal employment on children outcomes may increase female labor force participation …. To further explore this channel, we design a randomized survey experiment, in which 1500 Italian women aged 20 to 40 are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073858
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The Difficult Case of Persuading Women : Experimental Evidence from Childcare
Galasso, Vincenzo - 2013
Gender stereotypes are well established also among women. Yet, a recent literature suggests that learning from other … women experience about the effects of maternal employment on children outcomes may increase female labor force participation …. To further explore this channel, we design a randomized survey experiment, in which 1500 Italian women aged 20 to 40 are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013074410
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Limited Legal Recourse for Older Women's Intersectional Discrimination Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
McLaughlin, Joanne Song - 2018
Older women compose a large share of labor force in the U.S. There are two federal statutes that can provide protection … for older women against employers' discriminatory behavior: the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Title VII … of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII). Theories and empirical evidence suggest that older women are more discriminated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012924850