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Labor Force Participation, Gender and Work in South Africa: What Can Time Use Data Reveal?

Floro, Maria S.; Komatsu, Hitomi - 2011

. Using data from the 2000 South African national time use survey we argue that a gender-aware understanding of how men and … work provide insights on the interconnectedness of gender inequalities in the labor market and within the household. Our …

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The Effect of Information on Gender Differences in Competitiveness: Experimental Evidence

Ertac, Seda; Szentes, Balazs - İktisat Bölümü, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - 2011

An important line of recent literature has found gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being …. This paper examines the effect of information on the gender gap in tournament entry. We present experimental evidence that … gender gap in tournament entry. …

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Tertiary Education in Mongolia : Meeting the Challenges of the Global Economy

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2010

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Age patterns of racial/ethnic/nativity differences in disability and physical functioning in the United States

Melvin, Jennifer; Hummer, Robert; Elo, Irma; Mehta, Neil - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 17, pp. 497-510

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Altruism, Anticipation, and Gender

Chowdhury, Subhasish M.; Jeon, Joo Young - School of Economics, University of East Anglia - 2013

altruistic behavior as well as anticipation about the same may differ across gender and across income levels. We study altruistic … behavior and the corresponding anticipation under a pure income effect with a focus on gender. In a dictator game we vary the …

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The Labour Market Prospects for Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women

Dale, Angela; Fieldhouse, E.; Shaheen, Nusrat; Kalra, … - In: Work, Employment & Society 16 (2002) 1, pp. 5-25

This paper examines change and diversity in the lives of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women using qualitative interviews based in Oldham and secondary analysis of the Fourth National Ethnic Minority Survey. There was clear evidence of change across generations. Most of the older women had not been...

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Gender in the UK architectural profession: (re)producing and challenging hegemonic masculinity

Sang, Katherine JC; Dainty, Andrew RJ; Ison, Stephen G - In: Work, Employment & Society 28 (2014) 2, pp. 247-264

gender perspective. This article examines how gender is (re)produced in architecture, a profession that remains strangely …. However, whereas women perform their gender in ways which reproduce such gendered norms, white, heterosexual, middle class men …

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ESSENTIALS OF ADVERTISING COMMUNICATION

POP, Anisoara; DREDETIANU, Mirela - In: Academica Science Journal, Economica Series 1 (2014) 4, pp. 17-23

domestic or international market. Moreover, intercultural elements and gender issues need careful consideration if blunders are …

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The Role of Genetic Diversity in Ensuring Food Security in South Asia

Sahai, Suman - In: South Asian Survey 17 (2010) 1, pp. 111-129

Genetic diversity in the field is the key to long-term sustainable food production. In agriculture and forestry, genetic diversity can enhance production in all agricultural and ecosystem zones. Genetic erosion is the loss of genetic diversity, which is being caused not just at the level of...

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Mental and physical health: re-assessing the relationship with employment propensity

Pacheco, Gail; Page, Dom; Webber, Don J - In: Work, Employment & Society 28 (2014) 3, pp. 407-429

separate pathways. Additional empirical analysis highlights gender and ethnicity divides. It is also found that mental health …

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