Chile's long tradition of welfare programs included “generous” benefits for many working women. The social security …

This paper compares the changing strategies of women and their families during the economic transition in China and … young women, while middle-aged, married women remain in the countryside taking care of the farms and children. Although … women have been able to take advantage of new opportunities for employment in nonstate firms and their own entrepreneurial …

This paper discusses women's strategies during the economic reforms with a focus on housing policies. It uses the … housing issue to address the importance of identifying impacts on both women as individuals and as family members when …

institutions and instructional texts in accounting is shown not to have entirely excluded women from acquiring knowledge of the …

New evidence is presented about the campaign to secure the admission of women to the accountancy profession in England … tactics were pursued, the admission of women was conceded in principle. However, the subsequent emergence of separatist … patriarchal control. The study emphasises the sustained nature of the campaign for the inclusion of women and its alignment with …

participation. This is done by conditioning on the mortgage decision in a labour market participation equation for married women …

This study aims to examine the sociological aspects of the phenomenon of women self-immolation in Lorestan, Iran. The … methodology of ‘Grounded Theory’ was used to analyze data gathered from 11 women who had attempted self-immolation. Data analysis … phenomenon of women self-immolation becomes more likely. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013 …

ante players' abilities. It is found that a larger prize spread encourages women to increase effort, even when controlling …

often subject to sudden price increases. Because of the inadequate supply of these fuels, women trek great distances into … the urban poor. There is a need to provide alternative renewable energy sources to enhance women's participation in, and … benefit from development. Household energy was the first energy sector that paid explicit attention to women and their energy …