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Brickell, Katherine; Chant, Sylvia - In: Progress in Development Studies 10 (2010) 2, pp. 145-159

Reviewing existing scholarship and drawing on our own experience of microlevel qualitative research on gender in …, problematized and addressed in development, and gender and development (GAD) analysis and policy. …

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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

Womenâ€™s Environmental Network organises support and training for community gardens within East London. This practitionersâ€™ 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 â€˜safety net tenureâ€™ which is part of the developing welfare...

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How â€˜Modernâ€™ 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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"The Great Recession and Unpaid Work Time in the United States: Does Poverty Matter?"

Khitarishvili, Tamar; Kim, Kijong - Levy Economics Institute - 2014

the changes in the unpaid work time reveal that shifts in own and spousal employment status largely account for the gender …

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"Expanding Social Protection in Developing Countries: A Gender Perspective"

Antonopoulos, Rania - Levy Economics Institute - 2013

opportunities they present for promoting a gender-equality agenda and women's empowerment. The paper begins with a brief … context, concepts, and definitions relevant to SP policies and identifies gender-specific social and economic risks and …

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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 womenâ€™s entry into and retention in the sciences, indicating the need for improved role models for girls in science...

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