Essays about: "female ratio"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the words female ratio.

  1. 1. Are Skewed Sex Ratios Impeding Female Empowerment in India? : A Study Looking at Violence and Violations in Indian Households

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Grube; Lindqvist Line; [2022]
    Keywords : Sex ratio; female empowerment; India; son preference; violence; missing women; demography;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between a skewed sex ratio and female empowerment in India. The study uses cross-sectional survey data from 2015-16, defining empowerment with an index that compiles questions directed toward women regarding if they have been subjected to violence and violations by their husbands or partners. READ MORE

  3. 2. Are women really more risk averse? A study on gender differences in corporate financial policy decisions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Anton Dahl; Lina Dahlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender differences; CEO gender; Risk-taking; Leverage; Cash ratio;

    Abstract : Despite the recent progression of gender diversity in managerial positions, men still outnumber women at the top. The stereotype of women as being less prone to risk is sometimes referred to as an explanation of why women do not break the glass ceiling. Our study contributes to the existing literature on gender differences in risk propensity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Female Labor Force Participation and its Driving Forces : A Comparison Study between Japan and Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jianwei Li; Yuyi Song; [2022]
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    Abstract : One of the interesting phenomenal observed in developed nation is high female labor force participation rate and relatively low fertility rate. Japan has a considerable proportion of its aging population affected by its low fertility rate, while Sweden still has a relatively healthy population structure with slightly above average fertility rate among OECD nations since 2002. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the STEM Gender Ratio

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Linda Schalling; [2022]
    Keywords : gender inequality; STEM; education; tertiary education; gender equality paradox; empowerment; women business and the law; Europe; MENA; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract: The gender-equality paradox is the phenomenon of finding more developed, egalitarian countries generally experience higher gender equality while, for example, having a relatively low share of female graduates from STEM fields in tertiary education. The presence of the paradox in several developed egalitarian countries indicates that the female share of STEM graduates must be influenced by other than gender inequality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Long-term population dynamics in a population of grass snakes (Natrix natrix) : and implications of climate change

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Ludvig Palmheden; [2022]
    Keywords : body condition; hibernaculum; long-term data; mark-recapture; population size;

    Abstract : The impact of climate change on reptile populations is poorly studied, and this includes snakes, which are elusive by nature, making it problematic to preform long-term population studies. Here we have done both. READ MORE