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The´Efficiency`of Equity [PDF]

In standard neo-classical economics, efficiency and equity issues are largely treated as separate and separable issues. In this paper, I will discuss findings from four strands of literature that challenge this separability and in fact suggest that ...
Stephan Klasen
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A qualitative study in Rwamagana District, Rwanda, on the acceptability and utilisation of sexual and reproductive services in youth corners

Reproductive Health
Background Teenage pregnancies remain a pressing issue in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Rwanda. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) continue to face a myriad of challenges in accessing sexual reproductive health (SRH) services.
Peace Iraguha, Nomzamo Thembelihle Siyaya Ncube, Tsion Yohannes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Costs of Missing the Millennium Development Goal on Gender Equity [PDF]

At the Millennium Summit, the world community pledged to promote gender equality and chose as a specific target the achievement of gender equity in primary and secondary education by the year 2005 in every country of the world. Based on the findings from
Abu-Ghaida, Dina, Klasen, Stephan
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Gender Equity Policy

This report will contain awareness actions and good practices regarding Gender Equity policies in the consortium.
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The Gender Wage Gap and Wage Arrears in Russia: Evidence from the RLMS [PDF]

Using the RLMS, this paper re-examines the gender wage gap in Russia from 1994 to 1998. We find that the average gender wage gap was fairly stable during 1994-1996 but that it became wider following the financial crisis of 1998. In particular, low-income
Byung-Yeon Kim, Carmen A. Li, Christopher J. Gerry   +2 more
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Gender equity and emotional labour in the workplace: an ethnographic study. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Isirabahenda G, Marina L, Nicolae Mucea B.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Endogenous Women's Autonomy and the Use of Reproductive Health Services: Empirical Evidence from Tajikistan [PDF]

Though gender equity is widely considered to be a key to improving maternal health in developing countries, little empirical evidence has been presented to support this claim.
Yusuke Kamiya
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Interventions to enhance gender equity in academic medicine: a systematic review. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Burke E, Darker C, Godson Treacy IM, Kavanagh C, Mockler D, Slattery N, Hennessy M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gender, Distribution, and Balance of Payments (revised 10/08) [PDF]

An unresolved debate in the development literature concerns the impact of gender inequality on economic growth. Previous studies have found that the effect depends on the time frame (short or long run) and the measure of inequality.
Stephanie Seguino
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Gender equity and menstrual justice: a psychosocial review on stigma and discrimination in access to reproductive health. [PDF]

Reprod Health
Selva C, Butragueño MN, de Miquel C.
europepmc   +1 more source