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Taxation and Gender Equity

Author : Caren Grown
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0415568226
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Taxation and Gender Equity written by Caren Grown and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world, there are concerns that many tax codes are biased against women, and that contemporary tax reforms tend to increase the incidence of taxation on the poorest women while failing to generate enough revenue to fund the programs needed to improve these women's lives. Because taxes are the key source of revenue governments themselves raise, understanding the nature and composition of taxation and current tax reform efforts is key to reducing poverty, providing sufficient revenue for public expenditure, and achieving social justice. This is the first book to systematically examine gender and taxation within and across countries at different levels of development. It presents original research on the gender dimensions of personal income taxes, and value-added, excise, and fuel taxes in Argentina, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom. This book will be of interest to postgraduates and researchers studying Public Finance, International Economics, Development Studies, Gender Studies, and International Relations, among other disciplines.

The First Women Lawyers

Author : Mary Jane Mossman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847310958
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The First Women Lawyers written by Mary Jane Mossman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comparative study explores the lives of some of the women who first initiated challenges to male exclusivity in the legal professions in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Their challenges took place at a time of considerable optimism about progressive societal change, including new and expanding opportunities for women, as well as a variety of proposals for reforming law, legal education, and standards of legal professionalism. By situating women's claims for admission to the bar within this reformist context in different jurisdictions, the study examines the intersection of historical ideas about gender and about legal professionalism at the turn of the twentieth century. In exploring these systemic issues, the study also provides detailed examinations of the lives of some of the first women lawyers in six jurisdictions: the United States, Canada, Britain, New Zealand and Australia, India, and western Europe. In exploring how individual women adopted different legal arguments in litigated cases, or devised particular strategies to overcome barriers to professional work, the study assesses how shifting and contested ideas about gender and about legal professionalism shaped women's opportunities and choices, as well as both support for and opposition to their claims. As a comparative study of the first women lawyers in several different jurisdictions, the book reveals how a number of quite different women engaged with ideas of gender and legal professionalism at the turn of the twentieth century.

Gender Inequality

Author : Mino Vianello
Publisher : Sage Publications (CA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender Inequality written by Mino Vianello and published by Sage Publications (CA). This book was released on 1990 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender Inequality offers a comparative international analysis of an issue which has been the subject of vigorous political and scholarly debate in recent decades. To what extent have social differences by gender, including differences in salary, status, and social and political participation, changed in this period? What barriers exist to the equal participation of women in all aspects of social, political and organizational life? Using original survey research drawn from countries of very different cultural and political structures, the authors are able to analyze not only the extent of women's and men's participation in public life, but also the major influences on progress towards gender equality. Has there been greater progress in western or communist nations? What is the role of the religion and culture? How important has an active women's movement been in the development of gender equality? Gender Inequality draws together an enormously rich and complex body of comparative data, interwoven with theoretical insights, and presented in an accessible manner. This book will be helpful to sociologists, historians and political scientists interested in the continuing saga of gender and social and political life.' - Jean Bethke Elshtain, Centenial Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University

A Comparative Study of Women Issues

Author : Seldag Günes Peschke
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752830085
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book A Comparative Study of Women Issues written by Seldag Günes Peschke and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, different subjects are discussed related with women issues which is prepared with the cooperation of academicians and the practitioners from different countries. The chapters are mainly generated from the view of human rights principles on women and offers the theories, besides the practices from several countries within the discussion of the experts from different aspects. This study will contribute to the academic world, as it brings various perspectives to the women issues in national and international level. The book consists of six parts; Women and Law, Women in Economy, Women and Society, Women and Health, Women and Media, Women in Science and Education.

Women and Politics around the World [2 volumes]

Author : Joyce Gelb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851099891
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Women and Politics around the World [2 volumes] written by Joyce Gelb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique two-volume examination of the progress women have made in achieving political equality, Women and Politics around the World addresses both transnational and gender-related issues as well as specific conditions in more than 20 countries. Women and Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey is an exploration of the role of women in political systems worldwide, as well as an examination of how government actions in various countries have an impact on the lives of the female population. Women and Politics around the World divides its coverage into two volumes. The first looks at such crucial issues facing women today as health policy, civil rights, and education, comparing conditions around the world. The second volume profiles 22 different countries, representing a broad range of governments, economies, and cultures. Each profile looks at the history and current state of women's political and economic participation in a particular country, and includes an in-depth look at a representative policy. The result is a resource unlike any other—one that gives students, researchers, and other interested readers a fresh new way of investigating a truly global issue.

Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe

Author : Mary Daly
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788111265
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe written by Mary Daly and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities.

Companion to Women's and Gender Studies

Author : Nancy A. Naples
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119315093
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Companion to Women's and Gender Studies written by Nancy A. Naples and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, featuring original contributions from leading experts from around the world The Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars alike, exploring the central concepts, theories, themes, debates, and events in this dynamic field. Contributions from leading scholars and researchers cover a wide range of topics while providing diverse international, postcolonial, intersectional, and interdisciplinary insights. In-depth yet accessible chapters discuss the social construction and reproduction of gender and inequalities in various cultural, social-economic, and political contexts. Thematically-organized chapters explore the development of Women's and Gender Studies as an academic discipline, changes in the field, research directions, and significant scholarship in specific, interrelated disciplines such as science, health, psychology, and economics. Original essays offer fresh perspectives on the mechanisms by which gender intersects with other systems of power and privilege, the relation of androcentric approaches to science and gender bias in research, how feminist activists use media to challenge misrepresentations and inequalities, disparity between men and women in the labor market, how social movements continue to change Women's and Gender Studies, and more. Filling a significant gap in contemporary literature in the field, this volume: Features a broad interdisciplinary and international range of essays Engages with both individual and collective approaches to agency and resistance Addresses topics of intense current interest and debate such as transgender movements, gender-based violence, and gender discrimination policy Includes an overview of shifts in naming, theoretical approaches, and central topics in contemporary Women's and Gender Studies Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is an ideal text for instructors teaching courses in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, or related disciplines such as psychology, history, education, political science, sociology, and cultural studies, as well as practitioners and policy makers working on issues related to gender and sexuality.

Gender and Precarious Research Careers

Author : Annalisa Murgia
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351781413
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Precarious Research Careers written by Annalisa Murgia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literature on gender and science shows that scientific careers continue to be characterised – albeit with important differences among countries – by strong gender discriminations, especially in more prestigious positions. Much less investigated is the issue of which stage in the career such differences begin to show up. Gender and Precarious Research Careers aims to advance the debate on the process of precarisation in higher education and its gendered effects, and springs from a three-year research project across institutions in seven European countries: Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Austria. Examining gender asymmetries in academic and research organisations, this insightful volume focuses particularly on early careers. It centres both on STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and SSH (Social Science and Humanities) fields. Offering recommendations to design innovative organisational policies and self-tailored ‘Gender Equality Plans’ to be implemented in universities and research centres, this volume will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as Gender Studies, Sociology of Work and Industry, Sociology of Knowledge, Business Studies and Higher Education.

The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics

Author : Georgina Waylen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199790833
Total Pages : 887 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics written by Georgina Waylen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a field of scholarship, gender and politics has exploded over the last fifty years and is now global, institutionalized, and ever expanding. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics brings to political science an accessible and comprehensive overview of the key contributions of gender scholars to the study of politics and shows how these contributions produce a richer understanding of polities and societies. Like the field it represents, the handbook has a broad understanding of what counts as political and is based on a notion of gender that highlights masculinities as well as femininities, thereby moving feminist debates in politics beyond the focus on women. It engages with some of the key aspects of political science as well as important themes in gender and feminist research (such as sexuality and body politics), thereby forging a dialogue between gender studies in politics and mainstream political science. The handbook is organized in sections that look at sexuality and body politics; political economy; civil society; participation, representation and policymaking; institutions, states and governance as well as nation, citizenship and identity. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics contains and reflects the best scholarship in its field.

A Guide to Gender-analysis Frameworks

Author : Candida March
Publisher : Oxfam
ISBN 13 : 9780855984038
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Gender-analysis Frameworks written by Candida March and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a single-volume guide to all the main analytical frameworks for gender-sensitive research and planning. It draws on the experience of trainers and practitioners, and includes step-by-step instructions for using the frameworks.

Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development

Author : Jane L. Parpart
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0889369100
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development written by Jane L. Parpart and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development demytsifies the theory of gender and development and shows how it plays an important role in everyday life. It explores the evolution of gender and development theory, introduces competing theoretical frameworks, and examines new and emerging debates. The focus is on the implications of theory for policy and practice, and the need to theorize gender and development to create a more egalitarian society. This book is intended for classroom and workshop use in the fields ofdevelopment studies, development theory, gender and development, and women's studies. Its clear and straightforward prose will be appreciated by undergraduate and seasoned professional, alike. Classroom exercises, study questions, activities, and case studies are included. It is designed for use in both formal and nonformal educational settings.

Protest, Policy, and the Problem of Violence against Women

Author : S. Laurel Weldon
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822972344
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Protest, Policy, and the Problem of Violence against Women written by S. Laurel Weldon and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence against women is one of the most insidious social ills facing the world today. Yet governmental response is inconsistent, ranging from dismissal to aggressive implementation of policies and programs to combat the problem. In her comparative study of thirty-six democratic governments, Laurel Weldon examines the root causes and consequences of the differences in public policy from Northern Europe to Latin America. She reveals that factors that often influence the development of social policies do not determine policies on violence against women. Neither economic level, religion, region, nor the number of women in government determine governmental responsiveness to this problem. Weldon demonstrates, for example, that Nordic governments take no more action to combat violence against women than Latin American governments, even though the Swedish welfare state is often considered a leader in social policy, particularly with regard to women’s issues. Instead, the presence of independently organized, active women’s movements plays a greater role in placing violence against women on the public agenda. The breadth and scope of governmental response is greatly enhanced by the presence of an office dedicated to promoting women’s status. Weldon closes with practical lessons and insights to improve government action on violence against women and other important issues of social justice and democracy.

Understanding Women's Empowerment

Author : Sunita Kishor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Women's Empowerment written by Sunita Kishor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report examines the distribution and correlates of two different dimensions of the empowerment of currently married women age 15-49 in 23 developing countries"-- P. xv.

The Turnaway Study

Author : Diana Greene Foster
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982141573
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Turnaway Study written by Diana Greene Foster and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Now with a new afterword by the author"--Back cover.

Women's Human Rights

Author : Susan Deller Ross
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812200020
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Women's Human Rights written by Susan Deller Ross and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Susan Deller Ross, many human rights advocates still do not see women's rights as human rights. Yet women in many countries suffer from laws, practices, customs, and cultural and religious norms that consign them to a deeply inferior status. Advocates might conceive of human rights as involving torture, extrajudicial killings, or cruel and degrading treatment—all clearly in violation of international human rights—and think those issues irrelevant to women. Yet is female genital mutilation, practiced on millions of young girls and even infants, not a gross violation of human rights? When a family decides to murder a daughter in the name of "honor," is that not an extrajudicial killing? When a husband rapes or savagely beats his wife, knowing the legal authorities will take no action on her behalf, is that not cruel and degrading treatment? Women's Human Rights is the first human rights casebook to focus specifically on women's human rights. Rich with interdisciplinary material, the book advances the study of the deprivation and violence women suffer due to discriminatory laws, religions, and customs that deny them their most fundamental freedoms. It also provides present and future lawyers the legal tools for change, demonstrating how human rights treaties can be used to obtain new laws and court decisions that protect women against discrimination with respect to employment, land ownership, inheritance, subordination in marriage, domestic violence, female genital mutilation, polygamy, child marriage, and the denial of reproductive rights. Ross examines international and regional human rights treaties in depth, including treaty language and the jurisprudence and general interpretive guidelines developed by human rights bodies. By studying how international human rights law has been and can be implemented at the domestic level through local courts and legislatures, readers will understand how to call upon these newly articulated human rights to help bring about legislation, court decisions, and executive action that protect women from human rights violations.

Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance

Author : Margret Fine-Davis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402018480
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance written by Margret Fine-Davis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-03-03 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic behaviour, the growth of the service economy and, as a consequence, the new dilemmas that the advanced societies face. Most European countries have failed to adapt adequately to the novel challenges and the result is an increasingly serious disequilibrium. Women explicitly desire economic independence and the societal collective, too, needs to maximise female employment. And yet, this runs up against severe incompatibility problems that then result in very low birth rates. Our aging societies need more kids, yet fertility levels are often only half of what citizens define as their desired number of children. No matter what happens in the next decade, we are doomed to have exceedingly small cohorts that, in turn, must shoulder the massive burden of supporting a retired baby-boom generation. Hence it is tantamount that tomorrow’s adults be maximally productive and, yet, the typical EU member state invests very little in its children and families.

Comparative Policy Studies

Author : I. Engeli
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113731415X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Policy Studies written by I. Engeli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first volume of its kind, a collection of top policy scholars combine empirical and methodological analysis in the field of comparative policy studies to provide compelling insights into the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies across regional and national boundaries.