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Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith, David R. Green, Laura Newman, Joe Chick, Kathleen McIlvenna, Holly Marley, Natasha Preger, Douglas Brown, Nicola Shelton   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Acute Respiratory Infections among Under-Five Children in Urban Slums of North Kerala

National Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children, particularly in urban slum settings.
Ardra Merin George, Sivakumar CP, Biju George, Athira T   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson, Gill Newton, Linda Perriton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Elbow grease and yellow soap’: Housework time in working‐class households in late‐nineteenth and early twentieth‐century Britain

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
wiley   +1 more source

SLUM AREA AS A TOURIST DESTINATION

Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2015
The paper considers the issues of emergence and the basic stages of propagation of slums in the world. Slums have become quite common in the 19th – early 20th centuries in the major cities of the industrialized countries of Europe and North America ...
S. S. Maletin
doaj  

Muslim mothers’ intersecting tensions in combining breastfeeding and employment: A systematic review and research agenda

International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of gender, time and marginalization in organizations is evident in the challenges faced by employed mothers, particularly those who are breastfeeding. These challenges are amplified for Muslim mothers, who must navigate intersecting social identities within these structures shaped by dominant masculine norms.
Feranaaz Farista, Ameeta Jaga
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking informal circularity through metanarratives: Tensions, insights and directions for management research

International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the intersection of the informal and circular economies and its implications for business, management and organization (BMO) scholarship and practice. Informal circularity, practices of collecting, reusing, repairing, recycling and repurposing materials outside formal economic, legal and regulatory arrangements, constitutes
Tulin Dzhengiz, Ling Li, Vildan Tasli Karabulut, Maryline Kiptoo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between food insecurity, purchasing patterns and perceptions of the food environment in urban slums in Ibadan, Nigeria

BMC Nutrition
Background Rapid urbanisation without concomitant infrastructure development has led to the creation of urban slums throughout sub-Saharan Africa. People living in urban slums are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity due to the lack of physical and
Temitope Ilori, Nicola Christofides, Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequities in Household Out-Of-Pocket Spending Among Urban Slum Dwellers in Southeast Nigeria

International Journal of Public Health
ObjectivesThis study examines the economic burden and inequities in out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPEs) to access healthcare in urban slums in Nigeria.MethodsThe cross-sectional study was undertaken in eight urban slums in Enugu and Anambra, Nigeria ...
Okechukwu Ozor, Chukwudi Nwokolo, Chukwudi Nwokolo, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Aloysius Odii, Aloysius Odii, Joseph Paul Hicks, Shushan Li, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Bryony Dawkins, Obinna Onwujekwe   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding resilience in urban slums

PlaNext, 2016
Slums are typically perceived as substandard eyesores, corrupt, makeshift, impoverished and crime-ridden. The growing literature on resilience challenged these perceptions, and promoted new debates on their ingenuity and adaptability to overcome external circumstances.
Deepika Andavarapu, Mahyar Arefi
openaire   +1 more source