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'Bed and Board' in Lieu of salary : Women and Girl Children Domestics in Post Partition Calcutta (1951-1981)
Chakravarty, Deepita; Chakravarty, Ishita - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
domestics in a state known for its prevalence of domestic service in colonial India. The replacement of male domestics by … females was further facilitated by the gradual decline in inter-state migration due to lack of employment opportunities in … children from the rural areas of the state to Calcutta city in search for employment between 1971 and 1981. …
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'Bed and Board' in Lieu of Salary: Women and Girl Children Domestics in Post Partition Calcutta (1951-1981)
Chakravarty, Deepita; Chakravarty, Ishita - eSocialSciences - 2010
The present study attempts to see how a particular labour market, that is, domestic service, a traditionally male domain, became segregated both by gender and age in post partition West Bengal (WB) and mainly in its capital city Calcutta. [CESS WP 84].
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From metaphors to mechanisms: gender sorting in(to) an organizational hierarchy
Fernandez, Roberto M.; Abraham, Mabel Botelho - 2010
Numerous studies have examined patterns of gender inequality in organizational advancement, with some showing results indicative of “glass ceilings,” where gender disparities are strong at the upper reaches of the organization, while others suggest “sticky floors,” where the gender...
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Gender sorting and the glass ceiling in high tech
Fernandez, Roberto M.; Campero, Santiago - 2012
Past studies of gender and hierarchy document that the proportion of women declines as one looks up levels of the organizational hierarchy. With few exceptions, studies have conceived of the glass ceiling as reflecting disparities in internal promotion. Recent research has questioned this...
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Quality Education, Social Cohesion and Active Labour Market Policies. A Case Study from a Southern European Island State
Camilleri, Mark Anthony - 2020
individuals who are not in employment, education or training, including women and migrant workers, among others. At the same time …
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Race, Gender and Beauty : The Effect of Information Provision on Online Hiring Biases
Leung, Weiwen - 2020
We conduct a study of hiring bias on a simulation platform where we ask Amazon MTurk participants to make hiring decisions for a mathematically intensive task. Our findings suggest hiring biases against Black workers and less attractive workers, and preferences towards Asian workers, female...
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A Twelve Point Plan for Labour, and A Manifesto for Labour Law
McGaughey, Ewan - 2018
agreements. 6. Full employment through fiscal, monetary and trade policy. 7. Gender and general equality. 8. Holidays …
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Estimating the Effects of the Minimum Wage in a Developing Country : A Density Discontinuity Design Approach
Jales, Hugo - 2015
This paper proposes a new framework to empirically assess the effects of the minimum wage in a developing country. This approach allows me to jointly estimate the effects of the minimum wage on unemployment, average wages, (formal to informal) sector mobility, wage inequality, the size of the...
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Bad Ink : Visible Tattoos and Recidivism
Harger, Kaitlyn - 2014
that visible tattoos may negatively influence employment outcomes. Additionally, research on recidivism argues that … employment post-release is a main determinant of reductions in recidivism. Taken together, these two bodies of literature suggest …
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A Study of Analysis of Gap in the Employability Skills and Attributes of Management Students with Respect to Academic Output and Industry Requirement
Timane, Rajesh; Wandhe, Priyanka; Band, Gayathri - 2021
Today businesses and industry need highly educated and skilled employees. Employers are looking for individuals who have skills and attributes in the various field in which they work. Employers will seek individuals who can think, conduct research, and adapt to change. Numerous challenges in the...
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