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Family Systems, Political systems, and Asia???s ???Missing Girls??? : The Construction of Son Preference and Its Unraveling

Das Gupta, Monica - 2012

aimed to challenge traditional social hierarchies, including the age and gender hierarchies of the kinship system. Thirdly …. Studies of the impact of the media suggest that states can accelerate the resultant decline in son preference, through media …

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Leader development for adolescent girls : state of the field and a framework for moving forward

Eva, Nathan; De Cieri, Helen; Murphy, Susan E.; Lowe, … - In: The leadership quarterly : LQ ; an international … 32 (2021) 1, pp. 1-19

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"I just keep quiet" : addressing the challenges of married Rohingya girls and creating opportunities for change

Guglielmi, Silvia; Mitu, Khadija; Seager, Jennifer - In: The European journal of development research 33 (2021) 5, pp. 1232-1251

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"The school was closed, so when they brought me a husband I couldn't say no" : exploring the gendered experiences of child marriage amongst adolescent girls and boys in Ethiopia

Guday Emirie; Jones, Nicola; Kebede, Meti - In: The European journal of development research 33 (2021) 5, pp. 1252-1273

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Changing patterns of commercial sex work amongst adolescent girls in Nepal : the role of technology

Ghimire, Anita; Samuels, Fiona; Mainali, Sarmila - In: The European journal of development research 33 (2021) 5, pp. 1390-1408

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The power of Lakshmi : monetary incentives for raising a girl

Biswas, Nabaneeta; Cornwell, Christopher Mark; … - 2021

Worldwide, 1.6 million girls are "missing" at birth every year. One policy tool to improve the sex ratio is a …

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Have girls been left behind during the COVID-19 pandemic? : gender differences in pandemic effects on children's mental wellbeing

Mendolia, Silvia; Suziedelyte, Agne; Zhu, Anna - 2021

Using data from the UK, we show that girls have been affected more than boys by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their … mental wellbeing. These gender differences are more pronounced in lower-income families. Our results are consistent with …

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More Women Missing, Fewer Girls Dying : The Impact of Abortion on Sex Ratios at Birth and Excess Female Mortality in Taiwan

Lin, Ming-Jen; Qian, Nancy; Liu, Jin‐Tan - 2021

This paper presents novel empirical evidence on the impact of access to abortion on sex ratios at birth (SRB), excess female mortality (EFM) and fertility in Taiwan. For identification, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the availability of sex-selective abortion caused by the...

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Do boys and girls perform better at math just studying more?

Matteazzi, Eleonora; Menon, Martina; Perali, Federico - 2021

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Empowering African women for sustainable development : toward achieving the United Nations' 2030 goals

book in terms of both range and depth. The work examines the interlinkages between gender, empowerment, and the Sustainable … Development Goals in Africa…. A must-read for all those working in the field of sustainable development.” Michael Ngoasong, Gender … countries have made towards gender equality and offers strategies that can be used to empower African women to contribute to the …

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