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This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent … the first to the second period but remained almost unchanged between the second and the third. The gender earnings gap … the extremes, possibly due to a gender-equalizing effect of the minimum wage. Moreover, the gap is more pronounced for low …
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The role of women in the ritual of many religions changed dramatically at the end of the 20th century, to the point where full participation by women was the norm by 2000 rather than the rarity that it had been 30 years earlier. This paper considers some aspects of the economic context that help...
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This paper identifies the workers who have access to family-friendly policies, and the correlation between these policies and worker demographics, using data from the Survey of Company Fringe Benefits. The study revealed that while women and low-income earners are more likely to use...
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This paper demonstrates the importance of local knowledge to processes of rural development that involve changes to resource management regimes. The argument reveals that the cultural and economic contexts within which new policies are implemented can lead to unpredictable and unintended impacts...
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In Europe since the 1950s, average working hours have declined steadily and the time available for unpaid work has increased. Nonetheless, its contribution to the total standard of living has not been taken into account so far, although the majority of working hours in Germany and Europe is in...
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The neoclassical economic approach portends much to the resolution of gender conflict. Within the Pigovian market … optimum level of economic activity. The thrust of this paper is that the failure of neoclassical application to gender issues … is probably irrevocable as a function of the very nature of the theory. Even if the theory could be applied to gender …
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gender socialisation theory. Questionnaires were distributed to farm women in Ohio and Minnesota to examine the factors that …
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Several studies have shown that the introduction of cattle production in the Mexican tropics has had damaging environmental and social effects. However, women's experiences have been overlooked in these studies. By taking a collective approach to the household, this paper analyses the control...
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Republic, changing agricultural practices also affect traditional gender roles and household nutritional status. Drawing on the … explores the links between gender, food security, the environment, and community based reforestation projects. This paper … suggests that participatory approaches and gender analysis are necessary, but alone do not assure the success of small …
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has traditionally been a male domain, higher income from this activity might increase gender disparities. In addition …, gender-related inefficiency in household production might undermine the positive impact of improved incentives. Using data …
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