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Showing 1 to 20 of 98 for “"Gender Inequalities"”.
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Gender inequalities in toddler confrontation teachers' responses
1 PDF file (v, 69 leaves ; 28 cm.)
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Gender Inequalities in Access to Tuberculosis Services in South Africa
… social determinants of health, inclusive of gender. Generally, the gender aspects of access to TB services have been an overlooked research area, and insufficient attention has been given to this aspect of TB control; although a number of previous studies, which had attempted to examine the …
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Factors that promote gender inequalities in Kapululwe Conservation farming project in Chongwe District
This study investigated the gender inequalities in rural Developmental projects in Zambia, a case study of the Kapululwe conservation farming project under World Vision Zambia, Chongwe District. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent to which women and men participate in Conservation …
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Factors that promote gender inequalities in Kapululwe Conservation farming project in Chongwe District
This study investigated the gender inequalities in rural Developmental projects in Zambia, a case study of the Kapululwe conservation farming project under World Vision Zambia, Chongwe District. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent to which women and men participate in Conservation …
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Gender inequalities in manufacturing : a case study of food-processing and the textiles and garment industries in Ghana
Gender inequality is deeply entrenched in society. This continues to restrict women's opportunities in life and has also been widely seen as an obstacle to economic development. Wage employment is seen as important mechanism for empowering women, and also conferring benefits on the family and …
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Examining the Influence of Race, Class and Gender Inequalities on Perceptions of the American Dream Since the 2008 Economic Recession
<p>America has a national ethos embodied in the moniker “land of the free” and defined by a set of ideals in which being free means all men and women have an equal opportunity for prosperity, the pursuit of happiness and success. In essence, simply having access to upward social mobility achieved …
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Do Gender Inequalities Exist in Professional Tennis? An Examination of SportsCenter's™ Highlight Coverage of the 2007 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if gender inequalities existed during SportsCenter's™ highlight coverage of the 2007 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. The morning episode of the Entertainment Sports Programming Network (ESPN) television show SportsCenter™ was videotaped daily during the …
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SOCIAL AND GENDER INEQUALITIES IN WESTERN EUROPE: EXAMINING HOW WOMEN'S DISADVANTAGES ARE SHAPED BY THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN FAMILY DYNAMICS AND SOCIAL ORIGIN
La tesi si concentra sull’importanza dei processi che avvengono all’interno sia della famiglia di origine che della famiglia di destinazione per i risultati scolastici e del mercato del lavoro delle donne. La tesi è composta da tre studi. Il primo studio ha l’obiettivo di analizzare le …
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Factors that promote gender inequalities in accessing agricultural credit in rural areas : a case study of the Kanakantapa resettlement scheme in Chongwe district.
A study entitled “Factors that Promote Gender Inequalities in Accessing Agricultural Credit in Rural Areas” was conducted in Kanakantapa Resettlement Scheme in Chongwe district of Zambia. The objectives of the study were: 1) To examine the level of participation of men and women in agriculture in …
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The visible and invisible dimensions of gender inequality in the Global South. Three essays on time use, mental load, and depression.
This thesis investigates gender inequalities in low- and middle-income countries. Even though the topic has been largely analyzed in the literature, the main novelty of this work is the focus on the invisible dimension of these inequalities. Exploiting longitudinal, satellite, and experimental …
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Unequal women. Labour market inequalities at the intersection of gender and class.
Inequalities between women and men persist in many areas, over time, and in different contexts, which has led to a growing body of empirical research on gender inequalities and their determinants. However, a major shortcoming of existing research is that it overlooks complex systems of inequality …
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Women's Rights in a Changing Climate: An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Gender Inequality in Nigeria.
… in Nigeria where poverty and deep-rooted gender inequalities intersect. This dissertation explores how climate change affects women's socio-economic rights, through an intersectional feminist and human rights lens. This study examines how social identities like gender, class, and ethnicity …
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Gendering professions : an analysis of peer effects
… as contributing to the segregation and related gender inequalities documented in numerous professions. Efforts to address these gender inequalities must be informed by the gender dynamics of professional identity formation processes. Despite copious theory, the literature on professional …
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Comparer pour comprendre: la differentiation sexuée des parcours professionnels et familiaux des enseignant-e-s du second degré en France et en Angleterre = Comparing to understand: the gender-differentiation of professional and family lives among secondary school teachers in France and England
… femmes, n’ont rien d’une fatalité. Drawing on gender theories, the sociology of occupations and cross-national comparative perspectives, this doctoral thesis endeavours to understand the construction of gender-differentiated career and personal paths among secondary school teachers in England …
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Gender at Work: A Mixed Methods Study of Workplace Inequalities in the Quebec Legal Profession
… of significant changes to the legal profession, gender inequalities persist. The wage gap remains, where women continue to be paid less than men. Women continue to face challenges with career mobility. Experiences of a chilly climate are an additional barrier faced by women. These inequalities in …
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National gender policy for Rwanda: a case study of institutional response to policy recommendations on women in science and technology
… Exploration of archives was mainly based on gender policies existing within the concerned institutions, and their compliance with Rwanda national gender policy. Access of women to science and technology, and their participation in these areas were the key elements that guided the exploration …
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Experiences of rural girls in a historically dominated organisation: scouts in Mpumalanga, Western Cape and Eastern Cape
… boys were included in the study to explore gender dynamics and to problematise how gender inequalities can be understood and addressed in scouting.
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An analysis of Gender issues in Zambian Literature in English
… in the field of written literature. Analyses of gender stratification in all these fields reveal and reflect the extent and nature of male dominance. In the area of written literature, gender inequalities are reflected and even perpetuated through the portraiture of male and female characters, …
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Exploring gender dynamics in sexuality education in Uganda's secondary schools
Within international theory of gender and education, sexuality is implicated as one of the major factors responsible for the differential participation of boys and girls in schooling and the persistent gender inequalities in education in Sub-Saharan African countries and Uganda in particular. In …
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