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U.S. Consumers Sometimes Prefer Seemingly Redundant Labels

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More food products are carrying seemingly redundant labels, which are marketing claims or certifications that reiterate product attributes already conveyed. In this paper, we aim to answer two questions on redundant labels. First, do consumers view redundant labels as deceptive or informative? Second, how do redundant labels affect product and
Jackson Lusk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining Women’s Representation: Debates around Gender Quotas in India and France

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2019
In 1999, after a heated debate on gender parity in political representation, the French constitution was amended to include the principle of “equal representation” of both sexes. This paved the way for the introduction of gender quotas.
Virginie Dutoya, Yves Sintomer
doaj   +1 more source

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legal aspects of gender balance on corporate boards in Germany [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The German corporate governance code includes a recommendation as to diversity on corporate boards. Two draft bills on gender quotas are currently under way in legislative proceedings.
Langenbucher, Katja
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Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards : Depoliticizing Gender and the Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Gender quotas for corporate boards can be seen as a way of drawing attention to gendered power within the economy as well as a way to democratize the economy, yet the debate about them has focused on the economic and business benefits of gender equality ...
Elomäki, Anna
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Seeing is believing: Voluntary gender quotas change female leadership stereotypes

open access: yesResearch & Politics
Can gender quotas voluntarily adopted by political parties alter stereotypical views about women in politics? This article examines Namibia’s SWAPO, an electorally dominant party that introduced a 50/50 gender quota in 2013.
Vladimir Chlouba
doaj   +1 more source

Kjønnskvotering i norske bedriftsstyrer – vellykket likestillingspolitikk?

open access: yesMagma
Til tross for Norges status som et foregangsland for likestilling er det norske samfunn fortsatt preget av tydelige kjønnsskjevheter. Det gjelder blant annet vedvarende mannsdominans i topplederstillinger.
Mari Teigen
doaj   +1 more source

Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar [PDF]

open access: yesÍslenska þjóðfélagið: The Icelandic Society, 2012
The main goal of the article is twofold. On the one hand to analyse the attitude towards gender quotas and gender balance in business management. On the other hand to understand which barriers women face on the way to top-level positions.
Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir   +1 more
doaj  

Los efectos del sistema electoral sobre las cuotas de género en Brasil y Perú / The Effects of the Electoral System on Gender Quotas in Brazil and Peru

open access: yesRevista del Instituto Electoral del Estado de México. Apuntes Electorales, 2022
El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo examinar los efectos del sistema electoral sobre las cuotas de género en Brasil y Perú, en los que están fijadas en 30 % y se han celebrado al menos tres elecciones legislativas desde que entraron en vigor. Con tal
José Carlos Hernández-Gutiérrez
doaj   +1 more source

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