Essays about: "Gender Division of Labor"

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1. 1. WOMEN’S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY A cross-country analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Ringvall; [2023-04-11]
   Keywords : Gender; Environment; Women’s political empowerment; Sustainable forestry;

   Abstract : Extensive research argues that women express higher levels of concern regarding environmental degradation and are more likely to act for environmental causes. This raises the question if women’s empowerment could lead to better environmental outcomes. Some research finds that women’s political empowerment indeed has good environmental outcomes. READ MORE

3. 2. Women change quickly while men change slowly : exploring gender perceptions of couples of East African origins in Sweden (Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Deo Niyomugabo; [2023]
   Keywords : immigrants; East Africa; integration program; gender norms; household bargaining; gender equality; bargaining power;

   Abstract : This study seeks to explore, from the perspectives of migrant couples, the challenges emanating from the change in gender norms during the integration process of migrant couples in Sweden. The research is specifically limited to migrants of East African origins (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Rwanda) and the main intent is to scrutinize the evolvement of intra-household relations as gender norms change during the integration process. READ MORE

4. 3. Gendered Division of Housework in Greece : A feminist analysis of a time use survey

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Anastasia Vogiatzi; [2023]
   Keywords : housework; Greece; time use survey; gendered division of labor; unpaid labor;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the gendered housework division in Greece based on research questions about participation by gender, chore types, and factors like age, education, and employment's influence, as well as uncovering related dynamics and trends. A quantitative analysis is employed using Greece's single time use survey conducted in 2013, which reveals substantial gender inequalities in housework division. READ MORE

5. 4. Gender Norms, Temporal Flexibility, and Talent Misallocation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Tzu-Hsi Chen; Ziyuan Wan; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender; Time Allocation; Occupational Choice; Division of Labor; Misallocation;

   Abstract : To what extent do unequal gender roles in the household affect aggregate outputs when there is temporal inflexibility in the labor market? Following Goldin (2014) and Erosa et al. (2022)'s narrative of how disproportionate rewards to long hours create a source of distortion in the labor market, we explore the aggregate effects of gender differences exacerbated by nonlinear wage structures through a static model calibrated on US labor force data. READ MORE

6. 5. Economic dependence, gender, and the division of invisible household labor: A comparison study between China and Sweden on mental load

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lingzi Tang; [2023]
   Keywords : Mental Load; Invisible Household Labor; Gender Economics; Economic Dependence;

   Abstract : This study examines the association between economic dependence, gender, and invisible labor in households in China and Sweden. Survey data from 501 Chinese and 223 Swedish respondents were collected online to examine. READ MORE