In this paper, we study the applicability of success in women's football as an indicator for female empowerment. Since … football was for a long time a male-dominated sport, women's success in this sport may be a suitable empowerment measure. As a … proxy variable for success, we employ the world ranking of women football teams. Applying Dijkstra's requirements for …

It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries’ domestic laws have prevented women from … reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women’s economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy—along with the …

Sexual harassment of women and girls in streets and other public spaces is often trivialized by the label of "eve … that PSH deprives women of a range of capabilities: to lead lives free of violence, to enjoy emotional well-being, to be … physically mobile, to seek educational opportunities, and to earn a living. Overall, women indicated that PSH resulted in wide …

Gender inequalities in Australia have steadily declined, but remain particularly visible in the labour market. Women in … of unemployment benefits will support the living standards of many low-income women given that they have become an …

This paper analyses the political economy of women's-empowerment-related policymaking in India through a re … women in rural India, and was inexplicably shut down in 2014. We argue that a combination of political philosophy, electoral … programmes such as Mahila Samakhya, which called for a long and messy process of collectivization of the most marginalized women …

If wishes were horses, unemployed women in Nigeria would have long ridden out of the vicious circle. The democratic … more strategic and pragmatic approach to poverty eradication and women empowerment through the Pan …

This paper undertakes to examine the neglected area of research, the women violence. There are very few research … of the women, they are being tortured and battered even today. Women are supposed as hapless with respect to being a … victim. This social devil can be eliminated only and only after the women gain political and economic power. In this present …

physically challenged (physical handicap, deaf and hard-of-hearing, blind and/or visually impaired) women …

Sexual harassment of women and girls in streets and other public spaces is often trivialized by the label of "eve … that women are not only unable to lead lives free of violence but also deprived of a range of additional capabilities: to …

the relative pay of women. To this end new labor market and related estimates for Canada are developed. The Canadian … during these times of dramatic economic and social change that the structure of Canadian women's market employment was …