Examining Gender Economic Inequality in the PhilippinesEvelyn P. Santiago
Especially in the Philippines, the government and media condemn migrant mothers with concerns that they are causing a family break-up. Although the economy has been sustained by remittances frommigrant workers, they shift the responsibility of family crisis only to migrant mothers and insist that ret...
Moving from legal instruments to policies and non-binding acts, it should be acknowledged that the EU has been prolific in the adoption of measures to address different aspects of gender inequality. The European Parliament has been active in combating violence against women and domestic violence sinc...
which requires voice communication, reveals how voice impacts on racial and gender equality within play, “… this mere technological advance [voice communication over traditional chat function] creates the most havoc in their virtual lives—racial and gendered inequality based of how they sound” (20...
Breen, R. Education and intergenerational social mobility in the US and four European countries. Oxf. Rev. Econ. Policy 35, 445–466 (2019). Article Google Scholar Hertz, T., Tamara, J., Piraino, P., Sibel, S. & Nicole, S. The inheritance of educational inequality: international compa...
All forms of gender inequality need to be tackled, but, given the magnitude of the gap and limitations on resources, it is important for governments, often in partnership with private-sector organizations, to focus their efforts. To help them do so, MGI identified ten “impact zones...
The figures do reveal a slight decrease in gender inequality since the employment of women is rising slightly faster than that of men, by about 2.0%/year compared to the overall figure of 1.4%/year. In 2014, about 50% of service workers, 34.5% of manufacturing workers, and 11.0% of cons...
One hundred thirty-five studies from 41 countries were included in the systematic review. The types of predictors varied according to the location of the study, the type of sexual regime and the level of gender inequality in that country/region. Consistently significant risk factors of female sexu...
Gender inequality Internet Mobile phones Global digital gender gaps Big data Development indicators 1. Introduction The rapid proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has been one of the most significant social phenomena of the new millennium. Today, there are estimated to be ...
WGEA CEO, Mary Wooldridge congratulated this year’s Employer of Choice Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holders for their dedicated work to prioritise actions that address deep-rooted causes of gender inequality. “The actions of EOCGE employers provide an example to others about how they can sta...