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Domestic Violence in India : An Analysis
Hans, V. Basil - 2019
Domestic violence is a severe social malady and an exploding problem. Also, it is one of the most common but least … domestic violence as 'structural' violence in the family that manifests itself in poverty and unequal access to health …, education etc.Worldwide domestic violence is estimated between 20 to 50 per cent in various countries. Domestic violence is a …
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Domestic Violence of Women and Role of Micro Finance : An Economic Analysis
Panda, Pradeep Kumar - 2016
Violence is a reflection of power inequalities in society and comparably more women then men continue to be targets …. The impact of micro finance on the women in terms of reduction of domestic violence has been examined in the study. The … reduction in domestic violence. 80% of these institutions feel that micro-finance can lead to reduction in domestic violence. It …
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Stereotypes Applied in Designing Cartoons Depicting Women in Politics in Kenya-Case Study of the Daily Nation’s Gado Cartoons
Mararo, Francis Maina; Mberia, Hellen K. - In: International Journal of Academic Research in Business … 4 (2014) 9, pp. 275-288
The objective of this study was to explore the use of gender stereotypes in designing cartoons targeting women in … gendered messages often ignored perhaps because cartoons tend to be humorous and satirical concealing the irony, satire and the … using content analysis analyzing 20 gendered cartoons. Whether intended or otherwise, gendered messages were portrayed even …
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Women directors and disclosure of intellectual capital information
Tejedo-Romero, Francisca; Lima Rodrigues, Lúcia; … - In: European Research on Management and Business Economics … 23 (2017) 3, pp. 123-131
This paper uses a resource-based perspective and balanced panel data analysis to explore whether the representation of women on the boards of directors of Spanish companies is associated with an increase in voluntary disclosure of information concerning intellectual capital [IC]. We find that...
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Socio-economic implications of female inclusion in organizational structures and in leadership positions
Krawiec, Alexandra E. - In: International journal of management and economics 49 (2016) 1, pp. 106-134
The perception of women's statutory place within organizations has been influenced by gender bias, which has led to discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time. This procrastination can, to some extent, be...
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Female advantage? : management and financial performance in microfinance
Sigurður Guðjónsson; Kari Kristinsson; Haukur Freyr … - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 21 (2020) 1, pp. 83-91
The purpose of the article is to investigate whether female presence in microfinance institutions' management team, i.e. board members, managers and loan officers, will improve their financial performance. We combine financial data on MFIs that is available from the MIX Market database with...
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Do generous parental leave policies help top female earners?
Corekcioglu, Gozde; Francesconi, Marco; Kunze, Astrid - 2020
Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal employer-employee matched data for the entire Norwegian...
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Proportion of women on top-decision making bodies of large companies increasing, except on supervisory boards in the financial sector
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 32-42
The share of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany has increased somewhat more strongly than in previous years. The top 200 companies reached the ten percent mark for the first time: women held 14 more board positions than in the previous year, 94 out of 907. Growth was also...
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More women on supervisory boards: increasing indications that the effect of the gender quota extends to executive boards
Kirsch, Anja; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 4/5, pp. 44-49
The statutory gender quota for supervisory boards is effective: the proportion of women on supervisory boards has increased over the past years, especially in the companies subject to the quota. But is the quota creating trickle-down effects for executive boards? As the second part of the DIW...
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Do generous parental leave policies help top female earners?
Corekcioglu, Gozde; Francesconi, Marco; Kunze, Astrid - 2020
Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women's careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal employer-employee matched data for the entire Norwegian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012226692