scholarly journals Low Fertility, Socioeconomic Development, and Gender Equity

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Anderson ◽  
Hans-Peter Kohler
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
And Gender

Ultra-low fertility, gender equity and policy considerations

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Jow-Ching Tu ◽  
Yuruo Yan ◽  
Jiaying Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Newly Industrialized Countries ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Gender Role Norms

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the issue and the reasons why fertility patterns in many industrialized and post-industrialized societies decline so rapidly, primarily in newly industrialized countries, particularly in East Asia, and especially after the countries have adopted the capitalist and market economy as the preferred approach to improve the lives of their population. Design/methodology/approach The authors discuss gender equality and the relationship between fertility and female labor force participation in industrialized and post-industrialized countries, in the context of role incompatibility, mainly for women and the level of the strength and rigidity of family- and gender-role norms/attitudes that affect the behaviors of men and women. Findings The existing family-related policies and programs which have reduced the role conflict and incompatibility experienced by working mothers are reviewed and discussed under national orientations toward the resolution of work–family conflict since they could affect the relevance, acceptance, significance and effectiveness of policies being developed and approved to carry on under institutional context within a nation. Originality/value Specific strategies and policies to reduce role incompatibility and childcare arrangements and their costs are discussed, especially for East Asian nations.

scholarly journals Sin equidad de género no hay desarrollo

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Miryan Zúñiga Escobar
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
And Gender

Resumen: El presente artículo analiza la problemáticadel desarrollo socioeconómico en Latinoamérica a la luzde la perspectiva de género; articulando tres conceptosesenciales, desarrollo, género y perspectiva de género,se afirma que sin equidad de género no hay desarrollo.A partir de los aportes mencionados, se contempla laposibilidad de integrar indicadores que incluyan la relaciónhombre-mujer en la planificación del desarrollo endiversas instituciones y organismos internacionales, quepermitan evaluar la situación específica de las mujeres y agran escala generar procesos de desarrollo humanizados.Palabras claves: desarrollo, género, perspectiva de género,indicadores de género, planificación.No Development Is Possible without Gender EquityAbstract: The present article analyzes the problematicof socioeconomic development in Latin America in lightof the gender perspective. Articulating three essentialconcepts, development, gender and gender perspective,the conclusion is reached that no gender equity means nodevelopment. The possibility is contemplated of integratingindicators that include gender relations in developmentplanning in diverse institutions and internationalorganizations, in order to evaluate the specific situationof women and to generate large-scale humanized developmentprocesses.Key Words: development, gender, gender perspective,gender indicators, planning.

Innovation Opportunities and Gender Equity in Community-Based Tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Karla Juliana Pinheiro Melo ◽  
Eliana Coelho da Silva ◽  
Raquel Santiago Romo ◽  
Williany Loren Gaia Ferreira Austrégesilo
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
And Gender

This chapter aims to demonstrate that there is a fruitful relationship between innovation and business generation within community-based tourism. Continued innovation in the tourism sector is one of the pillars to establish its sustainability. With this approach, Brazilian companies Raízes and Vivejar will be presented, which are innovating as promoters of socioeconomic development in community-based tourism, based on a focus on gender equity. The example of these organizations strengthens the understanding that, over the years, women have positioned themselves to transform the reality of their labor occupations, leaving positions of low hierarchical levels, little valued to put themselves in business management, which, consequently, collaborates for the transformation of social structures.

Feminist Perspective in Shashi Deshpande's “That Long Silence”

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ahashan ◽  
Dr. Sapna Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Feminist Movement ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Simone De Beauvoir ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Key Aspects

Man has always tried  to determine  and tamper the image of woman and especially her identity is manipulated and orchestrated. Whenever a woman is spoken of, it is always in the relation to man; she is presented as a wife , mother, daughter and even as a lover but never as a woman  a human being- a separate entity. Her entire life is idealized and her fundamental rights and especially her behaviour is engineered by the adherents of patriarchal society. Commenting  on the Man-woman relationship in a marital bond Simone de Beauvoir wrote in her epoch-making book entitled The Second Sex(1949): "It has been said that marriage diminishes man,  which is often true , but almost always it annihilates women". Feminist movement advocates the equal rights and equal opportunities for women. The true spirit of feminism is into look at women and men as human beings. There should not be gender bias or discrimination in familial and social life. To secure gender justice and gender equity is the key aspects of feminist movement. In India, women writers have come forward to voice their feminist approach to life and the patriarchal family set up. They believe that the very notion of gender is not only biotic and biologic episode but it has a social construction.

State, Islam, and Gender Politics

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Main Site ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Personal Rights ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Economy And Education

The existing literature on women’s rights and Islam falls short of addressing the relationship between the religious debate on women’s rights and the existing rules of law in Muslim-majority countries. This chapter will bridge this gap by analyzing the status of women in the legal systems of Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco. It will evaluate the influence of Islam on the shaping of these laws, compared to other factors like culture, socioeconomic development, and education. Except in marginal cases like Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan under the Taliban, women’s rights in politics, the economy, and education have advanced in all Muslim countries. But there are some limitations placed upon women’s rights using religious arguments. Everywhere, personal rights about family life, sexuality, and dress code remain discriminatory against women. In this regard, the woman’s body has become the main site of the politicization of Islam, by state and non-state actors alike.

scholarly journals Sex and gender differences in nutrition research: considerations with the transgender and gender nonconforming population

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney Linsenmeyer ◽  
Jennifer Waters
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Nutrition Interventions ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Surveillance Programs ◽  
And Gender

AbstractA sex- and gender-informed approach to study design, analysis and reporting has particular relevance to the transgender and gender nonconforming population (TGNC) where sex and gender identity differ. Notable research gaps persist related to dietary intake, validity and reliability of nutrition assessment methods, and nutrition interventions with TGNC populations. This is due in part to the conflation of sex and gender into one binary category (male or female) in many nutrition surveillance programs worldwide. Adoption of the Sex and Gender Equity In Research (SAGER) guidelines and the two-step method of querying sex and gender has the potential to exponentially increase the body of research related to TGNC health.

scholarly journals Comparing the Socioeconomic Development of G7 and BRICS Countries and Resilience to COVID-19: An Entropy–MARCOS Framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 227853372110154
Author(s):  
Sanjib Biswas ◽  
Shuvendu Majumder ◽  
Suman Kumar Dawn
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Health Research And Development

In this article, we aim to compare the socioeconomic development (SED) of the countries listed in G7 (representing developed nations) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—developing countries). Further, we intend to delve into the nexus between the SED of a country and its resilience to the current pandemic, COVID-19. The initial apprehension is that a country with better SED can show better resilience. To test this assumption, we consider seven socioeconomic indicators representing income, employment status, educational level, health condition, government expenditures in essential areas, like health, research and development, and gender equality and apply a compromise solution–based multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework. Next, we consider three parameters, namely infected cases (IC), recovery rate (RR), and death rate (DR), as explanatory proxy variables to indicate the resilience of the countries to COVID-19 spread. Finally, we examine the association between the SED and resilience of the countries. The results show that the SED of a country does not lead to better resilience to COVID-19.

scholarly journals Equity implications of rice fortification: a modelling study from Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (15) ◽  
pp. 2824-2839
Author(s):  
Naomi M Saville ◽  
Macharaja Maharjan ◽  
Dharma S Manandhar ◽  
Helen A Harris-Fry
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin A ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Recall Data ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
And Gender

AbstractObjective:To model the potential impact and equity impact of fortifying rice on nutritional adequacy of different subpopulations in Nepal.Design:Using 24-h dietary recall data and a household consumption survey, we estimated: rice intakes; probability of adequacy (PA) of eight micronutrients commonly fortified in rice (vitamin A, niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), cobalamin (B12), thiamin (B1), folate (B9), Fe and Zn) plus riboflavin (B2), vitamin C and Ca and mean probability of adequacy (MPA) of these micronutrients. We modelled: no fortification; fortification of purchased rice, averaged across all households and in rice-buying households only. We compared adequacy increases between population subgroups.Setting:(i) Dhanusha and Mahottari districts of Nepal (24-h recall) and (ii) all agro-ecological zones of Nepal (consumption data).Participants:(i) Pregnant women (n 128), mothers-in-law and male household heads; (ii) households (n 4360).Results:Unfortified diets were especially inadequate in vitamins B12, A, B9, Zn and Fe. Fortification of purchased rice in rice-purchasing households increased PA > 0·9 for thiamin, niacin, B6, folate and Zn, but B12 and Fe remained inadequate even after fortification (PA range 0·3–0·9). Pregnant women’s increases exceeded men’s for thiamin, niacin, B6, folate and MPA; men had larger gains in vitamin A, B12 and Zn. Adequacy improved more in the hills (coefficient 0·08 (95 % CI 0·05, 0·10)) and mountains (coefficient 0·07 (95 % CI 0·01, 0·14)) but less in rural areas (coefficient −0·05 (95 % CI −0·09, −0·01)).Conclusions:Consumption of purchased fortified rice improves adequacy and gender equity of nutrient intake, especially in non-rice-growing areas.

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