Chapter 1. Work-Life Integration: Experiences of Women Faculty and Administrators Working at Tangaza University College (Tuc)-Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Cuea), Kenya -- Chapter 2. Female Scholars’ Access to Research Grants in Higher Education as a Promotional Facet to Social...

Christian missions, especially Protestants missions, have been shown to advance longrun education outcomes and gender equality in Africa. However, the mechanisms behind this benign legacy and the contribution of missionary women, who constituted more than half of all Western mission staff, are...

We consider the impact of tax credits and income support programs on female education choice, employment, hours and human capital accumulation over the life-cycle. We analyse both the short run incentive effects and the longer run implications of such programs. By allowing for risk aversion and...

Angesichts des Fachkräftemangels im Bereich von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) werden unterschiedliche Lösungsstrategien diskutiert. Die mögliche Mobilisierung bislang nicht ausgeschöpfter Personengruppen (Stille Reserven) lenkt den Fokus auf Frauen als potentielle...

Since the 1959 revolution, the Cuban state has committed to women's empowerment and enacted a series of laws and policies to promote women's equal and active participation in all spheres of life. Sources agree that Cuba has made remarkable progress towards women's economic empowerment and gender...