Despite the predominance of perspectives on women's leadership, which consistently emphasize the underrepresentation of … women in virtually every sphere of political and economic life in countries around the world, very little is known about … women's leadership, especially in higher education, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This has resulted in a gap in the …

tendency of women to start businesses in the service sector, which is underrepresented in the crafts. Women also tend to be … women to care for children and actively participate in the labor force at the same time. On the other, incomes are generally … lower. Women are more risk averse and tend to be more cautious in their entrepreneurial endeavors. They are more likely to …

ante players' abilities. It is found that a larger prize spread encourages women to increase effort, even when controlling …

There is evidence that women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Given the fact that the poor are more likely … to use welfare, it becomes useful to consider welfare usage among women. A-priori welfare programs are set up in such a … possibility among women and investigate if race/ethnicity and birthplace still have a role to play in the decision to use welfare …

This study examines the role of women’s intra-household status relative to men in children’s food security in Pakistan … women’s intra-household status and children’s food security. …

Women are still underrepresented in top political positions at the federal and Land levels in Germany. However … then explores to what extent the presence of women in political leadership positions at the local level has a positive …

Women fulfil a wide variety of roles on farms - farm manager, household manager, other family member work-ing on the … farm, partner, mother, cook, carer and many more. The majority of the women interviewed experience this variety of roles as …, long distances in rural areas and little free time are aggravating factors for many women. Despite their high motivation to …

Despite a steady increase in the number of self-employed women, the so-called gender gap has hardly diminished. Based …-induced employment breaks - which from a theoretical perspective go along with a loss of human capital - explain women's lower start …