Essays about: "couples’ decision-making"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words couples’ decision-making.

1. 1. Partner age gap and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Jonas Samuelsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Partner age gap; child health; Sub-Saharan Africa; family structures; gender relations;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the association between the age gap between parents and health outcomes for children in Sub-Saharan Africa. An average man-older age gap between partners has been observed all over the world and is the largest in many Sub-Saharan African countries. READ MORE

3. 2. Views on embryo donation for reproductive purposes among couples with experience of cryopreserved embryos : A literature review

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

   Author : Nadine Anttila Zoubaidi; [2020]
   Keywords : Reproductive health; involuntary childlessness; embryo donation; attitudes; Reproduktiv hälsa; ofrivillig barnlöshet; embryodonation; attityder;

   Abstract : Background: Involuntary childlessness and infertility affect a large group of people and WHO calls it a global public health issue. Donated gametes can be used when a pregnancy is not achieved. READ MORE

4. 3. Sliding into a Gendered Division of Labour

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Selina Furgler; [2019]
   Keywords : division of labour; gender equality; family policy; couples’ decision-making; gendered master status; transition to parenthood; part-time work; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Switzerland the one-and-a-half-earner model where the father is the primary wage-earner working full-time and the woman is the secondary wage-earner working part-time while taking over the majority of care and housework responsibilities is predominant. This is discussed criti-cally as the normative and institutional context incentivises parents to adopt a division of labour that disadvantages women in terms of economic vulnerability and social recognition. READ MORE

5. 4. Conditional Cash Transfers and Intimate Partner Violence among Mexican Couples: the Impact of Oportunidades on Psychological Abuse Prevalence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Martina Garcia Aisa; [2014]
   Keywords : Oportunidades Progresa; contraceptives; intimate partner violence; decision-making power; conditional cash transfers; women; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Existing economic literature demonstrates that gender-oriented conditional cash transfer programs modify women’s economic opportunities and consequently, their power status within their households. Nonetheless, these studies are not conclusive in determining whether or not this improved position of power has the potential to significantly alter the chances of women to suffer from intimate partner violence. READ MORE

6. 5. Gender, labor and decision-making : the woman’s situation in family businesses in a Swedish agricultural setting

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Annie Roos; [2014]
   Keywords : agricultural business; case study; division of labor; explorative; female; gender theory; management; multiple case study; Sweden; women;

   Abstract : The inequality and separation of sexes seen in organizations may lead to inefficient use of human resources. Therefor, a more equal organization could lead to higher productivity and efficiency. READ MORE