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, to establish whether significant differences exist by gender in weight for age z-scores, and to demonstrate whether the … reveal significant gender differences in weight for age z-scores. Although little variation was found between family …
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This study attempts to provide an analysis of the gender concerns of the proposed EU India FTA in the field of …
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Is gender disparity in education greater in North India? This paper seeks to answer this question by examining gender … differences in probability of completing school education across regions in India. A Gender Disparity Index is calculated using … examine the hypothesis that gender disparity is greater in the North, comparative to the rest of India. This is followed by an …
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In the microfinance industry the idea of “empowerment” is often valued as a means to encourage female emancipation from male domination. This paper’s main purpose is to draw on women’s testimonies and narratives to highlight the fundamental importance within these processes of women’s...
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The Indian Constitution adopted in 1950 enshrines equality and social justice as the fundamental principles of the Indian democratic system. The aim of the Constitution is to empower the society and ensure the dignity of the individual and equality of status among all the citizens of India....
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Research undertaken in South India (Taylor, 2008), investigated the local economic impact of small businesses and … the literature of gender and small businesses in India (e.g., Harriss-White, 2003) found differing employment patterns … between male and female entrepreneurs (Taylor, 2008). The local economic impact of the businesses differed according to the …
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This paper presents the first estimates of the causal effect of facilities for prenatal sex diagnosis on the sex ratio at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births. Treated births are those that occur after prenatal sex...
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This paper presents the first estimates of the causal effect of facilities for prenatal sex diagnosis on the sex ratio at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births. Treated births are those that occur after prenatal sex...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008782834
Is gender disparity greater in North India? This paper seeks to answer this question by examining gender differences in … probability of completing school education across regions in India. A Gender Disparity Index is calculated using National Sample … hypothesis that gender disparity is greater in the North, comparative to the rest of India. This is followed by an econometric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685564
whether such attitudes also lead to gender discrimination in primary education. While there is a vast literature on inter …-household gender discrimination in education, studies of discrimination between siblings is comparatively rare. This paper asks the …
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