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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Gender parity"”.
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Gender parity and the 'usual suspects' in South African education
… development. However, there are many gender inequality factors that prohibit girls from accessing and succeeding in educational pursuits. This report explores the South African example, looking specifically at the Cape Area Panel Study, to find whether these gender inequality factors …
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Getting to gender parity in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT
… way: the Institute also boasts one of the most gender-balanced STEM-oriented undergraduate student bodies in the world. The purpose of the study was to help illuminate how the Mechanical Engineering Department in particular has reached near parity in its female undergraduate population: in 2015, …
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Exploring the political, social, and theoretical aspects of gender parity in Senegal
How does gender-related legislation interact with the existing political, social, and religious norms? How do these interactions contribute to social changes, as well as to the theoretical discussion around gender norms and feminism in Africa? In the early 1990s, Africa saw a surge of women’s …
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Examination of Gender in Advanced Placement Tests
… to all regardless of race, ethnicity, and gender. My personal experiences, along with the beliefs of society, have shaped the framework of this thesis, which focuses on the importance and the promise of equity and equitable opportunities within a classroom. The purpose of the thesis …
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A Global Education Transition: Computer Simulation of Alternative Paths to Universal Basic Education
… achieving universal primary education and gender parities in all levels of education by 2015.</p> <p>Recent global campaigns have added to the momentum of the rapid progress of educational expansion, which began in roughly the 1960s. Countries with universal or near universal participation …
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Politics of Parity: Gendering the Tunisian Second Republic, 2011-2014
POLITICS OF PARITY: GENDERING THE TUNISIAN SECOND REPUBLIC, 2011-2014 Zoe Petkanas This dissertation explores the role of female political actors in the gendered rebuilding of Tunisia’s post-Ben Ali political infrastructure and how gender both informed and featured in the early stages of the …
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Women's employment equity in South African local government : a study of senior managers
… has succeeded in meeting the objective of gender parity in senior management positions. The study draws extensively on the literature covering the historical evolution of women’s movements and feminists theories. It reviews empirical evidence on the implementation of gender equality …
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Gender Inequality and Terrorism: An Analysis of the Effects of Socioeconomic Gender Inequality on Terrorism
… however, authors generally neglect the effect of gender inequality, though studies show that gender inequality increases the risk of international and civil conflict. Therefore I explore the impact of gender inequality in important socioeconomic issues on terrorism for 143 countries from …
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They throw pebbles in our garden: Women and consumerism in the Soviet Union from Lenin to Khrushchev
<p>My work provides a background to gender equality in the Soviet Union from its inception, the nascent Lenin era, the autocratic Stalin era and it culminates with a focus on the Khrushchev regime. My work demonstrates that although the Khrushchev era sought to ameliorate women's double burden of …
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Gender differences in agency and communion: A meta-analysis
The existence of gender gaps in agency and communion is commonly known, yet it remains unknown what the average magnitudes, stability (over time and developmental age), and variability (across cultures, sampling strategies, and measures) of these gender differences are. Leveraging social role …
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Drivers of flow and commitment among service workers : an empirical exploration of Goffman’s institutions in the UK Branded Restaurant Industry
… the study, the findings show that there is gender parity in this section of the tourism and hospitality industry, which deviates from previous literature. It also identifies key groups of employees who demonstrate higher levels of commitment through intrinsic values and belief systems. The …
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A Systems Approach to Understanding Gender Inequity in Engineering
Gender inequity is a very difficult topic to grapple with as most existing articles, books, and opinion pieces around the subject like to focus in on one particular problem or issue. Gender inequity in STEM has been a hot topic of conversation for years, with people pointing fingers at certain …
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Challenges of Managing Large Secondary School Classrooms in Kyerwa District
… on equity in secondary education access, gender parity in secondary education, quality improvement in secondary education and strengthening of inspectorate and support mechanisms in secondary education.
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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP: JOURNEY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENCY
… they serve; however, there is still a staggering gender gap within the school district superintendent position. This mixed methods research study was conducted to learn about the experiences of women who have already achieved this top position within a school district. The study involved a …
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Female leaders in commercial real estate : to the women following in their footsteps
… has been slow to change in terms of achieving gender parity, and though improvements have been made in the status of women in leadership positions, gender-based disparity still exists. The purpose of this study is to shed more light on the facilitators and barriers to career advancement of …
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Individual Differences In Pyschological Evaluations Of Electoral Risk: Furthering The Explanation Of The Gender Gap In Candidate Emergence
<p>Despite decades of movement towards gender parity in other aspects of American society (e.g. education, business), women remain significantly underrepresented in the political realm. Electoral bias against women cannot be blamed; when women run, women win. However, women don't seek political …
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Exploring gender representation in business studies textbooks and its impact on the achievement of learning outcomes in further education and training phase in Mkhanyakude District
… and learning, it becomes crucial to investigate gender representation in school textbooks and its impact on the achievement of learning outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to explore gender representation in Business Studies textbooks and its impact on the achievement of learning outcomes. The …
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Assessing gender equality in political rights: a comparative study of CEDAW Article 7 implementation in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia
… and the challenges of achieving absolute parity in wealth and opportunities. Through a comparative analysis, the thesis examines the Islamic perspective on equality, emphasizing its historical significance and practical application in promoting legal and social equity. The thesis further …
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Gender shades : intersectional phenotypic and demographic evaluation of face datasets and gender classifiers
This thesis (1) characterizes the gender and skin type distribution of IJB-A, a government facial recognition benchmark, and Adience, a gender classification benchmark, (2) outlines an approach for capturing images with more diverse skin types which is then applied to develop the Pilot Parliaments …
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The Journeys of Women in Local Elected Office: From Community Engagement to Making Meaningful Contributions
… a lack of political ambition among women and to gender socialization that prevents women from seeing themselves as political leaders.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to use a grounded theory approach to understand the journeys of women to local elected office and the skills they deployed to …
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