scholarly journals Go, girls! longitudinal data on gender differences in Internet use in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilda Olinto ◽  
Sonoe Sugahara Pinheiro ◽  
Nadia Bernuci dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Over Time

This article focuses on gender differences in Internet use in Brazil and how it is changing over time, considering its interplay with other environmental and social conditions. Initially, we consider evidence and theoretical approaches of women’s detachment from technology. We then look at data obtained from the 2005 and 2015 Brazilian Bureau of Census Annual Surveys. The results indicate that Internet use grew substantially in the country, but a large portion of the population is still segregated from it. The results also show that some social conditions for Internet use seem to have decreased their impact; however, in 2015 these factors still show a strong effect on the use of this technology. Insofar as gender is concerned, the analyses of its interplay with environmental and social conditions, and its change over time, bring about intriguing, albeit positive results: Women seemed to have transitioned from a slightly inferior to a somewhat better position relative to men.

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Karen Mossberger ◽  
Eric W. Welch ◽  
Yonghong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
Transformative Potential ◽  
Over Time

Broadband internet use is often heralded for its transformative potential in a broad range of policy areas, but there is scarce evidence on whether this is so, and how it can be utilized most effectively by organizations and communities. While the attribution of change to programmatic efforts is a familiar challenge in evaluation research, broadband technologies present some particular issues for evaluation: the “black box” problem of understanding user behavior, the complexity of theorizing about the interaction between technology and policy-specific processes, and understanding change over time. How can we better address both the challenges and the opportunities for evaluating broadband initiatives? This chapter introduces the plan of the volume in the context of answering these questions.

scholarly journals Gender differences in cognition in China and reasons for change over time: Evidence from CHARLS

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 46-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Lei ◽  
James P. Smith ◽  
Xiaoting Sun ◽  
Yaohui Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Over Time

scholarly journals Raising the Bar: Causal Evidence on Gender Differences in Risk-Taking From a Natural Experiment

2022 ◽  
pp. 152700252110595
Author(s):  
René Böheim ◽  
Mario Lackner ◽  
Wilhelm Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Rule Change ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Over Time

We investigate the risk-taking behavior of women and men in high-stakes jumping competitions. Results indicated that female and male athletes differ in the timing and extent of their reactions to an increase in the risk of failure. Male competitors increased risk-taking in the more risky environment immediately after the changes. Female athletes, however, increased risk-taking two years after the rule change. Over time, female athletes revert to pre-reform risk-taking levels, and male athletes’ continued to make more risky decisions in the new environment. We attribute our findings to gender differences in competitiveness and risk preferences.

Creating a longitudinal, data-driven 3D model of change over time in a postindustrial landscape using GIS and CityEngine

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
John David McEwen Arnold ◽  
Don Lafreniere
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
3D Modeling ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Modeling Software ◽  
Copper Country ◽  
Over Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to create a longitudinal data-driven model of change over time in a postindustrial landscape, using the “Copper Country” of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a case study. The models resulting from this project will support the heritage management and public education goals of the contemporary communities and Keweenaw National Historical Park that administer this nationally significant mining region through accessible, engaging, and interpretable digital heritage. Design/methodology/approach The paper applies Esri’s CityEngine procedural modeling software to an existing historical big data set. The Copper Country Historical Spatial Data Infrastructure, previously created by the HESA lab, contains over 120,000 spatiotemporally specific building footprints and other built environment variables. This project constructed a pair of 3D digital landscapes comparing the built environments of 1917 and 1949, reflecting the formal and functional evolution of several of the most important copper mining, milling, and smelting districts of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Findings This research discovered that CityEngine, while intended for rapid 3D modeling of the contemporary urban landscape, was sufficiently robust and flexible to be applied to modeling serial historic industrial landscapes. While this novel application required some additional coding and finish work, by harnessing this software to existing big data sets, 48,000 individual buildings were rapidly visualized using several key variables. Originality/value This paper presents a new and useful application of an existing 3D modeling software, helping to further illuminate and inform the management and conservation of the rich heritage of this still-evolving postindustrial landscape.

Human Sexuality

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letitia Anne Peplau
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Committed Relationships ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Women’S Sexuality ◽  
Over Time

A large body of scientific research documents four important gender differences in sexuality. First, on a wide variety of measures, men show greater sexual desire than do women. Second, compared with men, women place greater emphasis on committed relationships as a context for sexuality. Third, aggression is more strongly linked to sexuality for men than for women. Fourth, women's sexuality tends to be more malleable and capable of change over time. These male-female differences are pervasive, affecting thoughts and feelings as well as behavior, and they characterize not only heterosexuals but lesbians and gay men as well. Implications of these patterns are considered.

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