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We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of … specifications. The findings of this paper support the long-standing view that women empowerment contributes to the reduction of … violence and underscore the urgency of addressing gender inequality in Africa …
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This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
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This study investigates the effect of inequality on female employment in 42 countries in sub- Saharan Africa for the …
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countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indicators are used, namely: the Gini coefficient …
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This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub … (relative to restrictions). Pol icy implications are discussed with some emphasis on how to elevate women's social status and …
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equality in Africa. However, the mechanisms behind this benign legacy and the contribution of missionary women, who constituted … of missions in colonial Africa, including the gender composition of their staff. In combination with contemporary survey … association between missionary women and girls' school enrollment in colonial times but find no evidence of any lasting gendered …
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This report focuses on two categories of home-based workers in Turkey; industrial home-based pieceworkers and IT-enabled remote workers, who are commonly referred to in Turkey as “freelancers”. With an aim of exploring the current patterns and issues of these two categories of home-based...
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