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The Role of Skills and Tasks in Gender Gaps in Latin America

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore gender gaps in the labor market in Latin America, incorporating two relevant factors often overlooked: skills and the type of tasks performed at work. The study is based on data from the 2018 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for four Latin American countries.
Cristian Bonavida, Leonardo Gasparini
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ENVEJECIMIENTOS Y CONSTRUCCIONES DE GÉNERO DESDE LAS RELACIONES FAMILIARES EN EL CURSO DE VIDA

Anales en Gerontología, 2020
El género responde a biografías que permiten observar su identidad y determinar relaciones familiares y roles aprendidos en distintas cohortes y condiciones vitales. Hombres y mujeres envejecientes afrontan situaciones, generan sentido vital y transmiten
Angélica María Razo-González, Evelyn Hernández-Calderón, Martha Patricia López-González   +2 more
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Political Gender Stereotypes in Parallel: Are Elites or Citizens More Prejudiced?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Research shows that many voters ascribe stereotypical traits and issue competences to male and female politicians – such as viewing women as more compassionate and honest, and men as more competent and decisive – and use these perceptions when evaluating candidates.
Nathalie Giger, Anke Tresch
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Challenges in Advancing LGBTQ+ Equity and Research in Southeast Asian Countries: A Brief Report

Sexuality, Gender &Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This brief report provides preliminary findings on the challenges faced by academics, community workers, and other individuals involved in LGBTQ+ rights activism and research in Southeast Asia (SEA), with larger shares of participants from the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Viet D. M. Trinh, Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim, Kyle Tan   +2 more
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Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Among Jews and Arabs in Israel: An Empirical Study of Cultural and Personal Variables

Sexuality, Gender &Policy, Volume 9, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the cultural and gender differences in the attitudes of Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs toward homosexuality. A self‐reporting questionnaire was completed by 519 participants. A significant difference was discovered between Jewish and Arab individuals, with those who had prior familiarity with the lesbian, gay ...
Vered Ben David, Felix Kaplan
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Marketization in Public Purchasing as a Route to Business Corporations' Institutional Power: The Case of Outsourcing Social Services in Israel

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT What are the conditions under which business corporations expand their institutional power? This paper argues that institutional power is affected by the architecture of the “acquisition regime”—the set of formal (and informal) rules that govern how states purchase public services.
Reut Marciano, Shir Gal
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Policy Narratives and Empowerment: Implementation of the Swedish National Violence Prevention Program

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT As the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) begins to unpack issues of power and narratives, the main focus has been on power‐over and domination rather than more transformative notions of power‐to and empowerment. This article draws on insights from gender and policy studies and suggests that the NPF benefits from adopting a multifaceted notion ...
Hilda Broqvist
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Gender Dimensions of Support for Local Policy: Resident, Policymaker, and Policy Gender

Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT There is a well‐established triadic relationship between satisfaction with public services, trust in leaders, and policy support in developed democracies. This study takes a novel approach by considering how gender is associated with the strength and direction of these connections, an element underexplored in the literature.
Aliza Forman‐Rabinovici, Itai Beeri
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The Effect of Migration on Perceived Safety and Sleep Quality: An Analysis From Rural and Urban Indigenous Wixárika Communities in Jalisco, Mexico El efecto de la migración en la seguridad percibida y la calidad del sueño: un análisis en comunidades indígenas Wixaritari rurales y urbanas en Jalisco, México

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study explores how perceived safety influences sleep quality among Wixárika individuals in Mexico. We compared the sleep quality of those living in a rural town in northern Jalisco with those living in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA).
Leela McKinnon, Eric C. Shattuck, Igor Martín Ramos Herrera, René Cristobal Crocker Sagastume, Quetzabel de la Cruz, Paritemai González Torrez, Thankam Sunil, David R. Samson   +7 more
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Assessing the evolutionary distinctiveness of a highly threatened plant group: The urgency to preserve a unique lineage of evolution in Brazil

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1223-1237, July 2026.
Brazil's diverse flora is under several threats, with many unique lineages facing extinction, particularly in biodiverse regions like the Cerrado and campo rupestre. This study sheds light on the conservation needs of Cambessedesia (Melastomataceae), an endemic genus with 95% of its species endangered, using an approach to rank and prioritise species ...
Najla Bastos Scheidegger, Raquel C. Pizzardo, Bruno Vilela, Thuane Bochorny, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +4 more
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