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Occupational Conditions and Well‐Being Among Informal Waste Pickers in Hong Kong: A Comparative Study of 2018 and 2023

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Informal waste pickers play a crucial role in urban recycling systems but often face precarious employment and systematic marginalization. This study examines the evolving demographic, occupational, and health trends of informal waste pickers in Hong Kong between 2018 and 2023.
Siu‐Ming Chan, Alan Tam, Heng Xu, Yu‐tian He, Yuen‐Ki Tang, Gum‐Ryeong Park, Wing‐Him Tang   +6 more
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The case for a duty to use gender-fair language in democratic representation

The Philosophical Quarterly
Abstract In the light of a study of the difference between political actors and ordinary citizens as language users, and based on three moral arguments (consequence-based, recognition-based, and complicity-based), we propose that democratic representatives have an imperfect duty to use gender-fair-language in their public communication ...
corrado fumagalli, martina rosola
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CGE's Sesotho Gender Terminology List

, 2018
CGE's Sesotho Gender Terminology List is a list of terms, either words or phrases, related to the promotion of gender equality. All 446 words or phrases appear in English, with definitions in English, and with equivalent Sesotho words or phrases ...
PanSALB Sesotho National Language Body (SNLB), Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)   +1 more
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Linguistic intersections of language and gender [PDF]

Stop teaching kids pronouns! The current backlash against efforts to make language more gender-fair gives rise to strong, sometimes absurd, demands. This collection provides cutting-edge linguistic research on gender bias and gender fairness in a variety

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Influence of Molecular Genetic Classes on Behavior in Prader‐Willi Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A wide range of behavioral phenotypes has been described in PWS patients including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The prevalence of behavioral disorders was studied in 292 participants over 3 years with genetically confirmed PWS (N = 164 females and N = 128 males) with deletion (N = 182) and mUPD (maternal uniparental disomy) (N = 99).
Ranim Mahmoud, Merlin G. Butler, Wai Park, Jennifer L. Miller, Daniel J. Driscoll, June‐Anne Gold, Virginia Kimonis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Descriptive Epidemiology From the Myhre Syndrome Foundation Registry: The Value of Self‐Reported Data

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young, Armelle Pindon, Maggie R. Brand, Kate Wears, Katherine H. Young, Alyssa Mendel, Michael J. Lyons   +6 more
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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita in Pediatric Age: Correlation Between MUScular MRI and Functional Evaluation (AMUSE), Toward a Biomechanical Model

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) is a group of diseases with joint limitations at two or more distinct joint levels at birth. Joint limitations are not progressive, but the functional consequences have a lifelong impact on patients. The management of these conditions is therefore demanding, necessarily multidisciplinary, and is a long ...
Alicia‐Marine Milot, Mariya Raykova, Claire Huzar, Véronique Thellier, Nicolas Hergibo, Marjolaine Gauthier, Gipsy Billy‐Lopez, Chantal Durand, Frédérique Nugues, Véronique Bourg, Klaus Dieterich   +10 more
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Gender-Fair Lexicon: From Biased to Inclusive Language

International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences
Despite policy frameworks mandating gender equality in Philippine education, masculine-centric linguistic defaults persist in classrooms. This study assessed Senior High School students' awareness of Gender-Fair Language (GFL), their attitudes toward its classroom use, its perceived impact on inclusive culture, and the interventions needed to support a
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender-Fair Language in Organizations: Attracting Potential Leaders and Promoting the Organizational Image of Gender Equality

, 2014
In many languages, masculine generics are the traditional way of referring to women and men. However, gender-fair forms (e.g., feminine-masculine word pairs) can enhance gender equality: for instance, they counteract male biases in mental associations ...
Horvath, Lisa Kristina, Sczesny, Sabine
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