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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE LIFE OF ROMANIAN MANAGERS
CIOLAC, Mirela - In: CrossCultural Management Journal (2014) 6, pp. 273-280
after taking over the position of manager. Practical implications/originality/value – There is no significant association … between gender and the amount of leisure time. Although we expected women to report less leisure time after taking over the … differences but they could not be depicted through the manner the data were collected 2. Women managers get help from other people …
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Migration and multi-dimensional poverty in Moldovan communities
Siegel, Melissa; Waidler, Jennifer - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
This paper aims to understand the links between migration and poverty at the community level. Most of the research to date on the links between migration and poverty has been conducted at the micro level, while research related to migration and development more broadly usually focuses on the...
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Identifying the key issues focusing on the costs and benefits of immigration in developed countries
Dobra, Alexandra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The present paper aims to acquaint concisely about the main issues surrounding the theme "immigration" founded in the literature. This acquaintance is ensured through first (comprising the first part of the corpus), an overall focus on the question of assessing on the one hand the costs and on...
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A Review of Conceptual and Measurement Innovations in National and Regional Human Development Reports, 1998-2009
Gaye, Amie; Jha, Shreyasi - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010
This paper presents the results from an analysis of sub-national, national and regional human development reports nominated for the Human Development Awards between 1998 and 2009 to highlight conceptual and measurement innovations in human development. Through a careful selection process, nearly...
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Social Inclusion in Swedish Public Service Television: The Representation of Gender, Ethnicity and People with Disabilities as Program Leaders for Children’s Programs
Alatalo, Juha M.; Alatalo, Anna Ostapenko - In: Social Sciences 3 (2014) 4, pp. 645-649
We studied the inclusion of traditionally underrepresented groups in society, females, persons of non-European ethnic background and people with apparent disabilities. Specifically we addressed their participation as program leaders in children’s programs in the Swedish Public Service...
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Understanding the Effects of Crime on Women: Fear and Well-Being in the Context of Diverse Relationships
Hanley, Natalia; Ruppanner, Leah - In: Social Sciences 4 (2015) 2, pp. 276-293
-group differences as well as between-group differences in experiences of crime and reported fear of crime. For instance, women may …
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Coping with Break-Ups: Rebound Relationships and Gender Socialization
Shimek, Cassie; Bello, Richard - In: Social Sciences 3 (2014) 1, pp. 24-43
addition to the measures of these variables, gender socialization and parental investment theory provide further support for … attachment for their ex-partner, but also as a source of support and due to inherent ludic characteristics. …
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Gender Socialization and Identity Theory
Carter, Michael J. - In: Social Sciences 3 (2014) 2, pp. 242-263
Gender socialization is examined through a social psychological lens by applying identity theory and identity control … provide meaning throughout the life course and maintain the social order. The application of identity theory shows how gender …
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Women’s representation in local politics: Evidence from The Philippines
Valente, Jordan; Moreno, Frede - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
right to vote and the right to stand for election (Ballington & Karam, 2005), gender equality in terms of representation in …
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Women at the top in developing countries : evidence from firm-level data
Sekkat, Khalid; Szafarz, Ariane; Tojerow, Ilan - 2015
This paper uses worldwide firm-level data to scrutinize the governance factors that favor gender diversity in … leadership positions. Our results reveal that the gender of the dominant shareholder is key. The chief executive of firms with a …
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