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This article studies the gender gap in job satisfaction and argues that the observed gender difference is a consequence …, the observed gender satisfaction differential is eliminated once work orientations are taken into consideration. …
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poverty. This message is intimately related to another main goal of the institution: advancing gender equality. The shared … promoting equality of opportunity. The need to integrate gender considerations into the design of SSNs (and social protection … whether SSN interventions produce results and help to improve gender equality for men and women and boys and girls, either as …
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, such as mode choice, security, and travel patterns. A marginal influence on surveys to expand the data collected on gender … production of gender statistics in transportation in developing countries and the incorporation of gender differences into …
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Despite international support for adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights (SRHR) (for example, the 1994 International Conference on Population in Development), young people consistently face high levels of unmet need for contraception, unplanned pregnancies, unsafe...
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In an effort to integrate operational and analytical work on adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and Human Rights in Nicaragua, the World Bank, in coordination with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United Nations...
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We study the opinions on prostitution that emerged from the World Value Survey. We show that individuals tends to justify prostitution more in countries where it is legal or regulated and less in countries where it is prohibited, even after controlling for religious, cultural and sociological...
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We investigate the relationship between gender and foreign language anxiety (FLA) in the second language (L2: English … higher levels of FLA. The association between gender and FLA, however, is a reflection of gender differences in personality … stronger for women; that is, gender also acts as moderator to the personality-FLA relationship. …
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This brief gives an overview of women’s entrepreneurship in the region, and describes (i) how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to support business activity and overcome challenges specific to women, (ii) the barriers preventing women from enjoying the full benefits...
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across gender, ethnic and socio-economic groups. Using pupil-level data, we find, first, that the EiC programme has been … have been more effective for girls than for boys, thereby contributing to the educational gender gap. …
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attainment of secondary school pupils in England. The focus is on their relative impact across gender and ethnic groups. Using …
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