Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Absence Of Democracy And Gender Inequality In Education, Arusha V. Cooray, N Potrafke
Absence Of Democracy And Gender Inequality In Education, Arusha V. Cooray, N Potrafke
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
We investigate empirically how the degree of democracy affects gender equality in education. The dataset contains 66 countries from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America over the 1991-2008 period. The results indicate that democracy advances gender equality in education while conversely less democratic regimes discriminate in education against girls. Democratization therefore has an important role in gender equality in education of girls, which, in turn, has a positive influence on economic development and growth.
Does Democracy Explain Gender Differentials In Education?, Arusha V. Cooray
Does Democracy Explain Gender Differentials In Education?, Arusha V. Cooray
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This study shows that despite a strong empirical association between gender differentials in enrolment ratios and democracy, that democracy alone does not explain gender differentials in education in Africa and Asia. The results indicate that income, employment in agriculture, religious heterogeneity and colonialism also help explain the under-representation of girls in education in these regions. Countries in which the duration of suffrage has been longer tend to perform better on average in terms of gender equality in education.
Double Degrees: Double The Trouble Or Twice The Return?, A. Russell, Sara Dolnicar, M. Ayoub
Double Degrees: Double The Trouble Or Twice The Return?, A. Russell, Sara Dolnicar, M. Ayoub
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Double degrees (also called joint or combined degrees) – programs of study combining two bachelor degrees – are increasingly popular in Australian universities, particularly among women. A case study using qualitative and quantitative surveys of current and past double degree students is presented. The study indicates that double degrees benefit students in providing a broad education and increasing skills and options. However, benefits are not fully realised because of administrative difficulties, lack of support and absence of 'learning communities'. These problems arise because double degrees sit outside the disciplinary structure of universities. As such, however, double degrees have potential to …
Gender And Communication At Work: An Introduction, Mary Barrett, Marilyn J. Davidson
Gender And Communication At Work: An Introduction, Mary Barrett, Marilyn J. Davidson
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The last three to four decades have seen a rapid increase in numbers of womenin the workplace worldwide, with more women also entering managerial ranks.However, despite legislation in many countries aimed at furthering women’scapacities to move to the top of their organizations, the phenomenon of the ‘glassceiling’ persists (Davidson and Burke, 2004; Ryan and Haslam, 2005). Publicpolicy documents, academic research and popular books advocating government,industry and organization-level policy initiatives to facilitate women’s advancementcontinue to be published. So-called ‘business case’ arguments, that is, argumentsto the effect that organizations that fail to acknowledge and use the skills of allmembers of their workforce …
Gender Discrimination And Growth In Major Economies In Asia, Van Hoa Tran
Gender Discrimination And Growth In Major Economies In Asia, Van Hoa Tran
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Economic growth, its determination and distribution have been the main objectives of normative and positive market economics over the years.