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Preliminary evidence for available roles in mixed-gender and all-women lab groups [PDF]
Group work during lab instruction can be a source of inequity between male and female students. In this preliminary study, we explored the activities male and female students take on during a lab session at a university in Denmark. Different from many studies, the class was majority-female, so three of the seven groups were all female and the rest were
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Gender equality in Turkey [PDF]
This note reviews gender equality in Turkey with a focus on the existing legislation and programs. The issue of gender equality in Turkey is particularly important for Turkey’s adoption of EU norms and acquis.
Muftuler-Bac, Meltem+1 more
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Gender Equality and Reproductive Decision Making [PDF]
In Evans, both the U.K. High Court and Court of Appeal upheld Howard Johnston’s right to refuse Natallie Evans access to the stored embryos which represented her only hope of having a child which was genetically her own.
Sheldon, Sally
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Communicating anti-Violence Policy on Twitter: The European Commission and #SayNoStopVAW
On November 25th, 2016, EU Commissioner Vera Jourova announced that the 2016 International day for the elimination of violence against women (IDEVAW) would mark the start of ‘a focused year of action to combat violence against women’.
Tommaso Trillo
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of almost all cases of cervical cancer, a disease that kills some 340,000 women per year. The timeline from initial infection with HPV to the onset of invasive cervical cancer spans decades, and observational ...
Robyn M. Stuart+6 more
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Girls in Mining: Research Findings from Ghana, Niger, Peru, and United Republic of Tanzania [PDF]
[Excerpt] Research carried out by the International Labour Organization’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO–IPEC) between April and December 2006 has produced evidence that girls as well as boys are involved in hazardous ...
International Labour Organization, Bureau for Gender Equality+1 more
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Gender Equality in Virtual Work II.: Regulatory Suggestions [PDF]
This article focuses on gender equality in virtual work, taking special account of the regulatory challenges. It contributes to broader debates on the workers' situation in the sharing economy in two ways.
Kovacs, Erika
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How Do Individual Donors Address Gender Issues In Their Policy, Programming, and Financing? [PDF]
This document presents how donors, both individually and collectively, have made numerous commitments to advance gender equality through their official development assistance (ODA).
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Summary: Background: Despite strides towards gender equality, inequalities persist or remain unstudied, due potentially to data gaps. Although mapped, the effects of key data gaps remain unknown.
Ribhav Gupta+7 more
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Background Men and women have different patterns of health. These differences between the sexes present a challenge to the field of public health. The question why women experience more health problems than men despite their longevity has been discussed ...
Sörlin Ann+3 more
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