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Gender and the labour market: evidence from experiments

Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014

Lab experiments are an increasingly valuable tool for understanding differences in how men and women are treated in the labour market. Dr Ghazala Azmat and Professor Barbara Petrongolo explore what has been learned about the extent to which differences in men and women's pay and employment...

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The Gender Wage Gap in the Post-apartheid South African Labour Market

Bhorat, Haroon; Goga, Sumayya - Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics - 2012

We estimate the gender wage gap for Africans in post-apartheid South Africa over the 2001 to 2007 period. Separate male … self-select into certain types of jobs, the impact of gender-based pre-labour market factors as well as omitted variable … results as far as gender discrimination is concerned. Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Dorrit Posel for …

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An Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Gender Policy in Teacher Education in Zimbabwe

Mawere, Daniel - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 3 (2013) 2, pp. 443-450

The study sought to evaluate the implementation of the 2003 National Gender Policy in teacher education colleges in … respondents were also interviewed. Findings revealed that teacher education colleges do not have own college gender policies, had … as part of the education and training sector had not fully implemented the National Gender Policy. It is recommended that …

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Gender Based Analysis of Myers-Briggs Personality Profiles and Stress Coping Styles of Academic Managers Occupational Stress

Zamir, Shazia; Shahzad, Saqib; Hukamdad; Badshah, Syed Naeem - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 2 (2012) 6, pp. 965-971

Inventory–revised (OSI-R) to measure coping styles among academic managers. In order to select representative sample from the population, simple random sampling technique was used. Total sample size was 120. Data was collected through registered mail and personal visits to the offices of...

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Feminism and Political Participation in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis

Jacob, Fatile Olufemi; Ighodalo, Akhakpe; Igbokwe-Ibeto; … - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 2 (2012) 7, pp. 1077-1092

Nigerian women have encountered a number of problems while venturing into politics. There is large scale discrimination from the men folk, both in voting for candidates and in allocating political offices. This paper examines women political participation in Nigeria and the challenges facing...

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Personality Attributes of Malaysian Youth: Age Differences in Big Five Domains From 15 To 39

Andi, Hari Krishnan - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 2 (2012) 11, pp. 1998-2008

The present study investigated age and gender differences in Big Five in a Malay speaking Malaysian youth (N=1036 … age of the youth and for female is great drops in the mean levels as they reach pre adulthood stage. Gender differences …

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Effect of Gender on Academic Performance of Maritime Trainees in Nigeria Taught With Web-Based Resources

Okonna, Kevin; Ushie, B. C.; Okworo, Gibson - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 4 (2014) 3, pp. 379-382

effect of gender on the academic performance of maritime trainees in Nigeria when Web-based resources are used for …

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Gender, Poverty and Energy Nexus: Unpacking The Conflict in Zimbabwe

Dodo, Obediah; Nyoni, Chamunogwa - In: International Journal of Sustainable Energy and … 3 (2014) 1, pp. 1-15

-and-mouse wars between the youth and law enforcement agents. This paper examines the gender, poverty and energy nexus in rural areas …

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Sex, Rank and Qualifications at Australian Universities

Everett, James E. - In: Australian Journal of Management 19 (1994) 2, pp. 159-175

Surveys of the demographics of academic staff at four Australian universities in 1978/9, 1984 and 1990 show a steadily increasing female participation. But throughout the period, women tended to occupy lower ranks, and to have lower qualifications, than men. This paper examines the extent to...

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Community Midwifery Education Program in Afghanistan

Mohmand, Khalil Ahmad - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are key to saving those women at risk of dying due...

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