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Gender, loneliness and happiness during COVID-19
Lepinteur, Anthony; Clark, Andrew E.; … - 2022
did in 2017. The pandemic more than doubled the gender loneliness gap: women were lonelier than men in 2017, and the 2017 …We analyse a measure of loneliness from a representative sample of German individuals interviewed in both 2017 and at …-2020 rise in loneliness was far larger for women. This rise is mirrored in life-satisfaction scores. Men's life satisfaction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473670
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The Marshall Factor : How Forced Sterilization of Native American Women Birthed Generational Reproductive Injustice
Simpson, Micaela - 2021
Native American women have suffered years of systematic injustice; the most tyrannical act in modern times may arguably be eugenics' practice through forced sterilization. Despite recent feminist movements and reproductive health reform, Native American women are missing from the conversation. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013232356
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Family Comes First : Reproductive Health and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship
Zandberg, Jonathan - 2020
Better access to reproductive healthcare increases women's propensity to become entrepreneurs. Access correlates positively with female entrepreneurial activity and negatively with female entrepreneurial age. Examining firm size and personal income suggests it also improves success of female-led...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012849706
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A 'She-Cession'? The Disproportionate Effects of Covid-19 on Entrepreneurship Among Women
Yuan, Peiwen; Hunt, Richard; Li, Xun - 2023
theory, we find that the household burdens shouldered by women increase the incongruity between female gender roles and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345529
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Empowerment : A Global Perspective
Dempere, Juan; Grassa, Rihab - 2023
involvement. The research further emphasizes the significance of sustained endeavors to foster gender diversity within the … organizations must prioritize and allocate resources toward gender-sensitive policies and actions to alleviate the detrimental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014353862
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Spillover effects of drug safety warnings on health behavior
Daysal, N. Meltem; Orsini, Chiara - 2012
We examine the impact of new medical information on drug safety on preventive health behavior. We exploit the release of the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHIS) - the largest randomized controlled trial of women's health - which demonstrated in 2002 that long-term Hormone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009534063
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Spillover Effects of Drug Safety Warnings on Health Behavior
Daysal, N. Meltem - 2012
We examine the impact of new medical information on drug safety on preventive health behavior. We exploit the release of the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHIS) – the largest randomized controlled trial of women's health – which demonstrated in 2002 that long-term Hormone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108630
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Spillover Effects of Drug Safety Warnings on Health Behavior
Daysal, N. Meltem; Orsini, Chiara - 2012
We examine the impact of new medical information on drug safety on preventive health behavior. We exploit the release of the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHIS) - the largest randomized controlled trial of women's health - which demonstrated in 2002 that long-term Hormone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014171373
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Healthcare Reform and Gender Specific Infant Mortality in Rural Nepal
Jung, Juergen; Shrestha, Vinish - 2022
girls. Our analysis points to societal gender preferences for sons and the consequent neglect of daughters' health as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014096106
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Improving women's mental health during a pandemic
O'Higgins, Shane Niall; Caro, Luis Pinedo - 2021
In low-income settings, women are vulnerable to the psychological distress caused by the social and economic impact of large-scale shocks (e.g., pandemics, natural disasters, political). This paper evaluates a randomized over-the-phone counseling intervention aimed at mitigating the mental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793121