A series of three laboratory experiments examined effects of affirmative action (AA) employment policies, decision set (in terms of accepting or rejecting applicants), and selection ratio (ratio of applicants to available positions) on amount, duration, content, and sequence of information...

This research analyzes the factors influencing choice and the determinants of women's health services demand. Demand for health services in Colombia is practically unexplored, and there appear to be no studies of demand for health services by women of child rearing age in Colombia. The Colombian...

The purpose of the research is to study the substitution of purchasing restaurant meals for the wife's housework time. Based on the theory of time allocation, the wife's housework time was analyzed and the substitution and income effects were empirically estimated.

The objectives of this study were to investigate the determinants of employed women's allocation of time for housework, market work, and commuting; to compare the time allocation by women and men in relation to their hourly wages; and also to compare the time allocation of women in...

The purpose of this study was to identify: constraints which inhibit the expansion of employment in job creating (over 4 employees) and low job creating (4 or less employees) firms owned by women in Kenya, the characteristics of women owned businesses and the strategies they use to promote...

Specific objectives were (1) to explore the extent to which nonfarm labor force participation of the wife contributes to the economic welfare of the farm household, (2) to identify the relative importance of a subset of variables most likely to affect the economic welfare of the farm household,...

The global organization can be seen as becoming more feminine in its business strategies and structure. Success factors that can be attributed to women’s work style in the new world economy include the following: building and maintaining business relationships; networking across industries;...

This paper examines aspects of micro-enterprise loan-lending programs for effectiveness within the United States' Latina community. The key issue is how a micro-lending program (such as WomenVenture's) can incorporate Latina cultural characteristics successfully within the Latina community. Nine...

This paper examines aspects of micro-enterprise loan-lending programs for effectiveness within the United States' Latina community. The key issue is how a micro-lending program (such as WomenVenture's) can incorporate Latina cultural characteristics successfully within the Latina community. Nine...

This two-part study included two procedures: (1) the development of an instrument to assess gender-related attitudes among male and female managers, and (2) the collection and analysis of data on gender-related attitudes among male and female managers. Male and female managers (n = 165)...