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Gender and the distribution of wealth in developing countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Only recently has it been recognized that women may not share in the wealth of men, even within the same household or family. Moreover, there is growing evidence that the gender distribution of wealth matters.
Deere, Carmen Diana, Doss, Cheryl R.
core  

Wealth, Wages, and Wedlock: Explaining the College Gender Gap Reversal [PDF]

open access: yesThe Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018
AbstractIn this paper, I study the role of changes in the wage structure and expectations about marriage in explaining the college gender gap reversal. With strongly diminishing marginal utility of wealth and in the presence of a gender wage gap, single women have a greater incentive than single men to invest in education.
openaire   +2 more sources

Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks.
Joelle Fuchs   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Gender Gap in Top Corporate Jobs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Using the ExecuComp data set, which contains information on the five highest-paid executives in each of a large number of U.S. firms for the years 1992–97, the authors examine the gender compensation gap among high-level executives.
Bertrand , Marianne, Hallock, Kevin F.
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Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essays on Gender Pay Gaps and Wealth Concentration

open access: yes, 2020
This dissertation consists of four independent chapters. While the first three chapters investigate different reasons for the Gender Pay Gap, the last chapter is concerned with the top tail of the wealth distribution. Chapter 1 is concerned with the question why some occupations have large Gender Pay Gaps while others have only small gaps. This chapter
openaire   +2 more sources

Educational leaders' reports of conditions for supporting SEL implementation: The power of partnerships

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Well‐implemented social and emotional learning (SEL) programs are associated with positive student outcomes. Through CalHOPE, County Office of Education (COE) leaders are providing implementation support to districts and schools seeking to improve SEL delivery statewide.
Ashley N. Metzger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How did historical trends impact women’s involvement in financial markets? Evidence from women shareholders in Spain (1918-1948)

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Women’s financial independence is essential for fostering equality. Despite recent progress in narrowing the gender gap in access to finance, a notable imbalance persists, even in advanced economies.
Susana Martínez-Rodríguez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The quality of institutions in shaping women’s entrepreneurship: A perspective of European Union member states

open access: yesEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
Objective: The objective of the article is to investigate the influence of the quality of institutions on women’s entrepreneurship from the perspective of European Union (EU) member countries.
Aleksandra Gaweł, Timo Toikko
doaj   +1 more source

Racial residential segregation, socioeconomic disparities, and the White-Black survival gap. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
ObjectiveTo evaluate the association between racial residential segregation, a prominent manifestation of systemic racism, and the White-Black survival gap in a contemporary cohort of adults, and to assess the extent to which socioeconomic inequality ...
Duffy, Erin   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

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