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children. In contrast, `flow estimates’ suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …
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children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471193
Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it …, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where stigma and discrimination associated with some diseases may more … strongly deter women. The probability of seeking treatment rises with age more sharply for women than men in all countries …
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Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it …, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where the stigma and discrimination associated with some diseases may more … strongly deter women. The probability of seeking treatment rises with age more sharply for women than men in all countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013328255
Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also leads to an 8 to 11% increase in skilled birth attendance...
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Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9-12 per cent decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also leads to an 8-11 per cent increase in skilled birth...
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Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women's perception about their own rights and role. We question whether these events have translated into better outcomes within Egyptian households. We conjecture that potential changes...
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positively with female entrepreneurial activity and negatively with female entrepreneurial age. Examining firm size and personal … income suggests it also improves success of female-led businesses. None of these results hold when tested on men, women above …
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income inequality on domestic violence, especially in the developing world. This study aims to investigate the relationship … between the IPV and contextual income inequality in India, a country with high prevalence of IPV and substantial income … India, conducted in 2005-06. Standard logistic regression and a Tobit model are used to examine the effect of income …
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Discussion on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African Americans has been at center stage since the outbreak of the epidemic in the United States. To present day, however, lack of race-disaggregated individual data has prevented a rigorous assessment of the extent of this phenomenon...
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