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children’s education. Second, it is tested if migration of men from households reduces gender inequality in households … the case for households with temporary migrants, suggesting that women’s decision participation decreases gender …
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This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants' gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …
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What will happen to gender equality as the world develops? While modernization theory stresses the emergence of … increasingly cosmopolitan gender values, work on the cultural roots of gender roles finds that measures of historical patriarchy … a simple model illustrating the interplay between economic development, sexist social norms, and women’s labor supply …
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Economic theory suggests that growth may improve gender equality directly by raising women's employment and indirectly …. This paper argues that growth in India has not substantially improved gender equality because it has not sufficiently … poverty-might actually have led to greater gender equality in India-by reducing poverty-linked gender discrimination. The …
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gender-based indices constructed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and suggests alternatives for choice of … UNDP Gender Development Index for capturing gender development, with an improvised set of choices and variables. …Against the backdrop of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, this paper analyzes the measurement issues in …
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different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment. Whereas the economics of income inequality has been an area of … active academic inquiry, the role of gender equality has largely been ignored. Are there positive spillovers from gender … government, lower fertility rates, and better overall gender equality experienced lower income inequality, ceteris paribus. These …
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This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants' gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479315
This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants’ gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014262744
This paper investigates the role of non-traditional aid in meeting global challenges in improving gender equality and … gender-related socioeconomic needs in the twenty-first century. We define non-traditional aid as private donations from … gender issues in developing countries. In the past decade, there has been a significant growth in non-traditional aid …
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's empowerment and gender inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. To do this, it uses two estimators of the generalized method of moments … gender inequalities in countries working to fight corruption. Especially regarding economic empowerment, a government …
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