Essays about: "history of women in employment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words history of women in employment.
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1. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE
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2. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE
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3. Balkan refugees in Sweden - a study on labour market assimilation
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : This study focuses on annual earnings assimilation and the employment probability, described as the assimilation of annual earnings and the extent of which available workers are being used respectively (in this case workers originating from a certain country) of immigrants arriving from former Yugoslavia, i.e. READ MORE
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4. How does increased retirement age affect women’s employment and health? Evidence from Italy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper uses a pension reform in Italy to estimate how increased retirement age affect employment and health for women on the cusp of retirement. Using variation between birth cohorts and employing a difference-in-difference design, I estimate that an increase in retirement age by 2.75 or 3. READ MORE
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5. Microcredits and the empowerment of Muslim female entrepreneurs : A comparative study on conventional microcredits and Islamic microcredits in empowering Muslim female entrepreneurs in Tanzania.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Previous research has emphasized the importance of promoting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. Women often lack assets, financial history and are disadvantaged in acquiring wage-employment. In Tanzania, female entrepreneurs face these constraints when seeking resources for entrepreneurial purposes. READ MORE
