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Gender Balance of University Professors: European Experience and Its Relevance for Russia

Высшее образование в России, 2021
The article compares measures to support female teachers in universities in the UK, Germany and Russia with gender statistics from the OECD. An ambiguous correlation was revealed: the broader the measures to support  female university teachers, the lower
S. A. Baykov
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Armenians of Russia: geo-demographic trends of the past, modern realities and prospects

Демографическое обозрение, 2019
The article analyzes the quantitative growth, spatial dynamics, gender structure and form of resettlement of the Armenian population of Russia in the 18th-20th centuries.
Sergeiy Sushchiy
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Gender balance and sex equality [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2003
Without intervention, a small preponderance of female over male infants will be born, and female children will have a slightly higher chance of living to maturity. Thereafter, the female population will decline comparatively sharply in consequence of death in childbirth.
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Sex Selection and Gender Balance [PDF]

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2011
We model the equilibrium sex ratio when parents can choose the sex of their child. With intrinsic son preference, sex selection results in a male-biased sex ratio. This is inefficient due to a marriage market congestion externality. Medical innovations that facilitate selection aggravate the inefficiency.
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CONVERGING GENDER STRUCTURES AS A PROMISE FOR A DIVERSIFIED ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION IN LITHUANIA [PDF]

Trames
This study analyses the otherness of female and male architects and their distinct professional identities. The hypothesis suggests that the increasing presence of women is reshaping the traditionally masculine profession.
Eglė Navickienė, Edita Riaubienė
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Balancing the demands of two tasks: an investigation of cognitive–motor dual-tasking in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis [PDF]

, 2017
Background: People with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (PwRRMS) suffer disproportionate decrements in gait under dual-task conditions, when walking and a cognitive task are combined.
Butchard-MacDonald, Emma, Evans, Jonathan J., Paul, Lorna   +2 more
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EU Law and Gender-Balanced Boards: Making Equality Effective

Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy, 2017
This paper reflects on the problem of gender balance in economic decision-making, considers its legislative roots, and offers potential guidance for its solution.
Snježana Vasiljević, Ana-Maria Sunko
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Gender balance in the board of directors

Науковий вісник Ужгородського національного університету. Серія Право, 2023
Globally, men occupy more board seats than women. In this article the author is dealing with the issue of legislative gender quotas, which seems to be the fastest way to achieve gender balance on the boards.
A. Sabovchyk
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT HANDSTAND PLACEMENT TECHNIQUES IN HANDSTAND BALANCE CONTROL AND GENDER DIFFERENCESDSTAND BALANCE CONTROL AND GENDER DIFFERENCES

Science of Gymnastics Journal, 2023
The purpose of the study was twofold: (a) to examine the impact of various finger placements and utilization on the quality, control, and overall efficiency of handstand performance, and (b) to investigate potential gender differences in relation to ...
Dimitrios Milosis, Theophanis Satras
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Mandatory Gender Balance and Board Independence [PDF]

European Financial Management, 2015
AbstractWe find that forcing radical gender balance on corporate boards is associated with increased board independence and reduced firm value. A mandatory 40% gender quota shifts the average fraction of independent directors from 46% to 67% because female directors are much more often independent directors than males are.
Bøhren, Øyvind, Staubo, Siv
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