Essays about: "women in china"

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1. 11. When Work Disappears: Empirical Evidence from Sweden of Manufacturing Decline and its Effect on Marriage and Family Formation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Mika Lindgren; Sara Östros; [2022]
   Keywords : Bartik instrument; labor market shocks; import competition; marriage; fertility;

   Abstract : This thesis examines if local labor demand shocks stemming from increasing manufacturing competition from China shifts the employment status among young adults during the years 1995 to 2018, using data on Swedish municipalities. In the context of labor market uncertainties and family formation decisions, we aim to test whether changes in economic stature affects marriage, fertility and children's living circumstances in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 12. The Intention Of China’s Generation-Y To Abandon A Brand After A Celebrity Endorsement Scandal: A Theory Of Planned Behavior Approach

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Paul Van Caenegem; Yajun Liang; [2022]
   Keywords : Theory of Planned Behavior; Celebrity endorsements; Celebrity Scandals; China s Generation-Y;

   Abstract : Background: With increased scrutiny of celebrities by the Chinese government, more and more celebrities are being exposed to being caught in various scandals. This leads to the challenge of how companies respond to such celebrity endorsements followed by scandals to incorporate the intentions of independent, socially conscious China’s Generation-Y. READ MORE

4. 13. Lower Barriers and Higher Social Status? — Chinese Women Working in E-commerce

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Yuxin Li; [2022]
   Keywords : gender inequality; e-commerce; Internet companies; inequality regimes; barriers; social status; Confucian culture; China; Business and Economics; Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : With the recent development of Internet technology, the e-commerce industry is booming. However, under this rapid development, various inequality issues are hidden. Inspired by Goldin's (2002) study on declining gender significance, this paper focuses on the gender inequalities faced by female employees in the e-commerce industry in China. READ MORE

5. 14. Going towards a ‘perfect’ life : A qualitative study on urban middle-class young married women’s experiences and prospects on marriage life in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Jiayu Xu; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban middle-class young women; Marriage; Suzhi; Governance ideology; China; Critical discursive psychology; Interpretative repertoires; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The self-evident contradictory governance ideology of the Chinese Communist Party leads to urban-born young middle-class Chinese women struggling between seeking one’s own path with the discourse of ‘individualism’ under the neoliberal market economy and conforming to the traditional role in the family of patriarchal culture. This is reflected in the increasing prominent phenomena of getting married later (after age 25). READ MORE

6. 15. The Motherhood Penalty in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to analyze the current situation of motherhood penalty in China by examining the effects of the number of children on women's wages. Based on data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2014 to 2018, this paper mainly uses a fixed effects model to conduct the study on the effects of the number of children on women's wages and income for Chinese women aged 18 to 55. READ MORE