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The male state
Saha, Jonathan - In: The Indian Economic & Social History Review 47 (2010) 3, pp. 343-376
At the turn of the twentieth century British colonial officials imagined women in Burma to be distinctly more liberated than their sisters in other quarters of British India, but this posed a set of specific problems. The perceived influence women held over their husbands in official positions...
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Continuity amidst Restructuring: The U.S. Gender Division of Labor in Geographic Perspective, 1970 and 1990
Brown, Lawrence A.; Lee, Sang-Il; Lobao, Linda; Chung, … - In: International Regional Science Review 28 (2005) 3, pp. 271-301
. That expectation is addressed here by comparing 1970 and 1990 in terms of the gender division of labor for U.S. counties … regression analyses using variables related to the gender division of labor. Contrary to the usual expectation, the authors find …
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Gender balance in the governance of social enterprise
Lyon, Fergus; Humbert, Anne Laure - In: Local Economy 27 (2012) 8, pp. 831-845
is known about how they are governed and their accountability to their local communities. The gender balance of their … enterprises and show there is a more equal gender balance in social enterprise governance compared to the private sector. The …
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Community food growing and the role of women in the alternative economy in Tower Hamlets
Metcalf, Kate; Minnear, Julia; Kleinert, Tabitha; … - In: Local Economy 27 (2012) 8, pp. 877-882
Women’s Environmental Network organises support and training for community gardens within East London. This practitioners’ perspective will consider some of the ways in which this helps to gain local resilience to economic and cultural pressures as well as creating greater access...
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Deepening disadvantages in housing markets for women
Vickery, Lynn - In: Local Economy 27 (2012) 8, pp. 796-803
Housing policy in England and Wales has undergone a major shift in emphasis since the Coalition Government in the UK determined to use housing markets to resolve housing needs. In many locations social housing has become a ‘safety net tenure’ which is part of the developing welfare...
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How ‘Modern’ is the Modern Apprenticeship?
Campbell, Jim; Mckay, Ailsa; Thomson, Emily - In: Local Economy 20 (2005) 3, pp. 294-304
concentration of individuals in occupations and training based on their gender effectively restricts the pool of potential recruits … to industry and is unlikely to make the best use of human capital. Moreover, it obstructs the pursuit of gender equality … by reinforcing the gender pay gap and restricting individual career choices. This paper reports on the government …
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CHALLENGING IMPLICIT GENDER BIAS IN SCIENCE: POSITIVE REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE SCIENTISTS IN FICTION
MERRICK, Helen - In: Journal of Community Positive Practices (2012) 4, pp. 744-768
Despite decades of research and affirmative action, women continue to be under-represented in the sciences. Cultural assumptions and stereotypes are a key factor impacting women’s entry into and retention in the sciences, indicating the need for improved role models for girls in science...
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Monthly Report No. 11/2014
Hunya, Gabor; Leitner, Sebastian; Leitner, Sandra M.; … - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2014
Sebastian Leitner and Robert Stehrer; pp. 7-10) Developments of the gender wage gap in the European Union – reason for hope? (by …
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Why Gender Matters in Economics
Eswaran, Mukesh - Princeton University Press
Gender matters in economics—for even with today’s technology, fertility choices, market opportunities, and improved … for thinking about gender from an economic perspective. …
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Why Gender Matters in Economics
Eswaran, Mukesh - Princeton University Press
Gender matters in economics—for even with today’s technology, fertility choices, market opportunities, and improved … for thinking about gender from an economic perspective. …
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