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This paper analyzes poverty-affected females in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. As the measurement of poverty, the paper uses body mass index (BMI) because it is one of the effective tools for measuring individual poverty level. The results of the BMI analysis show that the most poverty-affected...
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corroborated in Lomé, where women are likely to consider work as a legitimate alternative to their role as a mother or spouse … Dakar working does not seem to hinder family formation. Greater involvement of women in the labour force is not the main …
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If women have different economic preferences than men, then female economic and political empowerment is likely to … of women's vote on budget deficits in a differences-in-differences regression for Swiss cantonal panel data, we find that … including women in the electorate reduces average per capita budget deficits by a statistically significant amount. …
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employment outcomes for women. SPC also serves as a new vehicle for conceptualizing the influence of industry on equal employment …
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Recent trends in the labor force participation of women have brought much public attention to the issue of women opting … out. This paper explores the decision of working women to exit the labor market at a time of major transition—the birth of …, consistent with utility maximization theory, women are not just opting out but rather are accurately assessing the potential …
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, training, protocols, and resources, all of which are in short supply. The Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children is running …
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"In 1993, India introduced quota-based political reservations for women in rural areas with the objective to promote … needs of women. Recent evidence shows that reservation policies for women (1) stimulate the political participation of women … access to and the quality of public services. Despite the suggested positive effects of women's reservation policies on …
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at the dialogue on Women's Contribution to Rural Economic Activities: Making the Invisible Visible. It reports the result … of the focus group discussions with men and women as a supplement to the quantitative information gathered from household …
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dialogue on Women's Contribution to Rural Economic Activities: Making the Invisible Visible. It presents some empirical … evidences of recent changes in gender roles in economic activities, and impact of women's participation on their empowerment and …
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