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Despite significant improvement in female schooling over the last two decades, only a small proportion of women in … regression results show that even after accounting for human capital endowments, women are systematically less likely to … significant and negative effect on women's participation in paid work. We do not find any evidence that purdah norm variable …
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The effects of women's strong investments in career on the intra-household division of labor, particularly the share of …-income couples. We first build indicators of female investment in career, measured in comparison to other similar women or to the … woman's partner. We then investigate how the partners allocate time according to the intensity of women's investment. To …
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About 18% of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) members are women, which is well below the percentage of workers who are … women around the world. To gain insights into why women represent a relatively low percentage of investment professionals … members are less tradition and conformity-oriented and more achievement-oriented than both male CFA members and women in the …
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Across countries, banks have less gender diverse boards than other firms. Bank board diversity is particularly low in countries with greater gender gaps in PISA math scores and lower average math scores. We find similar results using state-level NAEP math scores in the United States. The...
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Startup ecosystems have a positive impact on the creation of new businesses and the entire economy and accordingly receive attention from both academics and politicians. However, while entrepreneurial ecosystems reflect a high level of entrepreneurial activity, they differ significantly in terms...
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Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if … having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time …
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share of women on supervisory boards for 111 German publicly listed and fully codetermined companies (i.e. those which are ….We interpret this as an overall indication that women are not only underrepresented in German supervisory boards, they are even … more underrepresented in important board positions. Indeed, women are less likely to become a chairman and are less often …
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share of women on supervisory boards for 111 German publicly listed and fully codetermined companies (i.e. those which are … interpret this as an overall indication that women are not only underrepresented in German supervisory boards, they are even … more underrepresented in important board positions. Indeed, women are less likely to become a chairman and are less often …
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This paper provides an analysis of local development, to deepen understanding of characteristics and behavior of women …, Miraflores, and La Ribera. We also identify investment opportunities that promote the entrepreneurial activity of women in that … administer a questionnaire to a representative sample of women from the study area. The results allow us to diagnose the woman …
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Objective – The role of women in Indonesia, particularly in East Nusa Tenggara in domestic activity very dominant. This … study focuses on the efforts made by women cope with the impacts of climate change.Methodology/Technique – Methods used are … Tenggara.Findings – The study of the results showed that, women are still playing a dominant role in getting a sufficient …
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