Essays about: "FEMALE ADVANTAGE"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 48 essays containing the words FEMALE ADVANTAGE.

  1. 16. Public Childcare and Female Empowerment: Evidence from Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mia Hoffmann; [2019]
    Keywords : Female empowerment; Intimate partner violence; Household bargaining; Public childcare; Transition economies; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Despite ample evidence on the importance of labor market opportunities for women’s bargaining power, the link between public childcare availability and female empowerment has so far been widely overlooked. Using detailed survey data on household dynamics, this paper investigates the impact of the Mexican childcare program Estancias Infantiles para Apoyar a Madres Trabajadoras on women’s decision-making power and the prevalence of intimate partner violence. READ MORE

  3. 17. THE INFLUENCE OF FEMALE REPRESENTATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PARLIAMENT: KEY LESSONS FROM RWANDA

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Joseline Mirembe; Hujie Njie; [2019]
    Keywords : substantive representation; social diversity; innovation; leadership styles and performance;

    Abstract : Title: The influence of female representation on the performance of parliament: Key lessons from Rwanda. Level: Final assignment for Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Authors: Mirembe Joseline & Hujie Njie Supervisor: Dr. Maria Fregidou-Malama Examiner: Dr. READ MORE

  4. 18. Gender differences in unconscious visual working memory

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Renske Wienen; [2019]
    Keywords : Working memory; consciousness; gender; visuospatial; response time; Arbetsminne; medvetenhet; kön; visuospatial; respons tid;

    Abstract : Recent research has shown that working memory tasks can be performed with information that hasn’t been consciously perceived. This provides new opportunities in research concerning possible limitations and influential factors on unconscious working memory. READ MORE

  5. 19. She's Back(ed) in Business: A Study About Gender Differences in Crowdfunding Outcomes

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Michelle Tran; Ebba Nordahl; [2019]
    Keywords : Crowdfunding; Gender Differences; Fundraising; Overconfidence; Risk aversion;

    Abstract : Lack of accessible financing has been a main challenge faced by entrepreneurs worldwide, which particularly has inferred barriers for female entrepreneurs in their pursuit for pre-seed capital. In recent years, a disruptive and rapidly growing funding method for start-ups using the Internet to gather a crowd of amateur investors has developed - Crowdfunding. READ MORE

  6. 20. Unequal opportunities in the knowledge economy : A social network analysis of formal and informalnetworks

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : John Eklund; [2019]
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    Abstract : A new capitalistic era known as the knowledge economy has emerged since the middle of the 20thcentury, identified by ‘knowledge-based work’ and ‘immaterial labor’ generating innovation inleading-edge sectors, and recognized as a driver for economic change and future growth. As aspatial consequence, the importance of regions as economic entities has increased. READ MORE