Women ’s Studies International Forum 34 (2011) 329–334 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Women ’s Studies International Forum j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. e l s ev i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / w s i f Female entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates: Legislative encouragements and cultural constraints Valerie Priscilla Goby ⁎‚ Murat Sakir Erogul College of Business Sciences‚ Zayed University‚ P.O. Box 19282‚ Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates synopsis Onlookers from
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Empowering Women Despite many international agreements affirming their human rights‚ women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate. They usually have less access than men to medical care‚ property ownership‚ credit‚ training and employment. They are far less likely than men to be politically active and far more likely to be victims of domestic violence. The ability of women to control their own fertility is absolutely fundamental to women’s empowerment and equality. When
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Women in the workforce Introduction The entry and participation of women in the workforce have for long been restricted by the cultural and religious practices. Compared to men‚ the socio-economic status of women is poor leading to their economic dependency on men. But today‚ the situation has slightly changed; women are beginning to realize their contribution to the workforce. The realization has come with the struggle for recognition as the women are beginning to eye well-paying jobs in the
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Quote from a women from a village from Rajasthan ``I want to live in dignity‚ I do not want to be reduced to a state of helplessness where there is no respect for me as a human being - yes‚ that’s what I want‚ I want to live in dignity.’’ According to the village women‚ to live in dignity means fulfilment of basic needs like clean water‚ toilets‚ fuel‚ food and house; education‚ freedom of speech‚ clean environment‚ freedom from violence‚ justice‚ society where men and women are treated equally;
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the causes of positive thinking‚ move onto its effects‚ and then finally round out with solutions. The causes of positive thinking can be traced back to the “Age of Downsizing” and the spread of‚ at best‚ weak science. The “Age of Downsizing”‚ which began in the 1980’s and continued through the 90’s‚ began in an effort from large corporations to increase their bottom lines by decreasing the numbers in their workforces. One of the unfortunate effects of this systematic slicing and dicing of lives
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Social Sciences – Volume 10‚ Number 2 (2009) The Determinants of Women Empowerment in Southern Punjab (Pakistan): An Empirical Analysis Imran Sharif Chaudhry Associate Professor‚ Department of Economics‚ Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan‚ Pakistan E-mail: imranchaudhry@bzu.edu.pk Farhana Nosheen PhD Scholar‚ Department of Economics‚ Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan‚ Pakistan E-mail: farhananosheen@hotmail.com Abstract Women empowerment is one of the momentous issues of contemporary development
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1. Comment on the depictions of women in Renaissance drama by referring to specific plays. I. Introduction In the Renaissance period‚ women commenced to gradually gain a fairer and more logical status‚ though it was still far away from thinking of equality with men. Women started to appear as more significant and effectual personas through literature‚ with many medieval conventions being held alive‚ especially the Petrarchan ones‚ which typified women as genuinely beautiful‚ unattainable
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issue of women and pay has stroke many controversies since time immemorial. Between the years 1950 and 1960‚ statistics show that men were getting between a percentage on 50 and 60 dollars more than the women were. It is also evident that most employers would prefer men than women. This is because of the fact that most jobs are more masculine than feminine. Since 1963‚ the statute books have been keen in explaining the events‚ which have occurred in the development of the pay conditions of women. Between
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15 years women have altered the stereotype and changed this face of homelessness as a whole. Today‚ 36.5% of the homeless population is constituted by families who are lead by single mothers. However‚ since a number of factors are associated with homelessness‚ consistencies in any racial group will vary depending on their socioeconomic‚ demographic‚ and other sociological characteristics. More specifically‚ as described by Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein in Making Ends Meet (1979)‚ black women constitute
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Golden Jubilee Conference On Women in Science & Technology Tuesday‚ March 8‚ 2011 2:00 PM‚ Seminar Hall‚ IIT Delhi Programme 2:00-2:30 Inauguration (Prof. Anurag Sharma to conduct) 2:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Programme: Prof. C. Chakravarty 2:05 Welcome and Introduction to the Chief Guest: Director 2:15 Inaugural Address: Chief Guest Prof. M.G.K. Menon Presentation of Memento to the Chief
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