Essays about: "Child Labor"

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  1. 16. What's the difference? : A descriptive analysis of the evolution of the family gap in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Fornwall; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender wage gap; family gap; wage inequality; child penalty;

    Abstract : In this study, I compare men and women with and without children to analyze the effect of children on wages and earnings. By comparing the gender wage gap to the family gap for men and women respectively, I find that there is still a persistent, yet rather small, family gap for women. READ MORE

  3. 17. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE

  4. 18. A Study of an Iterative User-Specific Human Activity Classification Approach

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Niklas Fürderer; [2019]
    Keywords : human activity recognition; classification; random forest; xgboost; decision tree; iterative learning approach; user-specific; aktivitetsigenkänning; övervakade klassificerares; random forest; xgboost; beslutsträd; iterativt lärometod; användarspecifik;

    Abstract : Applications for sensor-based human activity recognition use the latest algorithms for the detection and classification of human everyday activities, both for online and offline use cases. The insights generated by those algorithms can in a next step be used within a wide broad of applications such as safety, fitness tracking, localization, personalized health advice and improved child and elderly care. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Perception of Fairness in the Division of Labor across the Transition to Parenthood

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Hornung; [2018]
    Keywords : perceived fairness; transition to parenthood; division of household labor; gender; employment; longitudinal study; Germany; Pairfam;

    Abstract : Labor division is highly gendered in Germany, especially after the transition to parenthood. When having a child, more women than men are taking parental leave, and mainly women do the additional household chores. READ MORE

  6. 20. Child undernutrition and women’s empowerment in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Luciana Benevides Pereira Arlidge; [2018]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Child undernutrition is a worldwide problem with dire consequences that compromises the quality of life and economic growth on different scales (individual, household and community). It affects mainly highly vulnerable populations. Maternal characteristics have proven to be key determinants for child nutritional status. READ MORE