Gender-Role Interaction in Activity Participation between Nuclear Household Heads: A Case Study of Suzhou

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 735-741
Author(s):  
Jing Yao Zhao ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Min Yang
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Structure Equation Model ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Nuclear Household

Based on the 1235 cases of data collected in the survey of Suzhou, a structure equation model is developed to evaluate how gender-role interactions occur in two levels: attribute-activity and activity participation itself. The results show that those two kinds of interactions between two household heads do exist and strongly affect each other’s subsistence, maintenance and leisure activity participations. Household attributes and children’s age are found to have different effect on male and female heads. It indicates that one important reason for male and female differ in activity-travel behavior is that they receive different interactions in household from counterparts. As expected, those results show that different TDM policies should be made aiming at women and men. It will help to better reflect the behavioral responses of household heads to changes in demographic characteristics and to get a deeper understanding of gender difference in activity behavior in developing countries.

A Structural Equation Model to Analyze Interrelationship between Activity Participation and Trip-Chaining of Nuclear Household

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 1923-1929
Author(s):  
Min Yang ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Activity Duration ◽  
Trip Chaining ◽  
Nuclear Household

Travel is derived from the necessity to engage in spatially-separated activities. Previous researches have demonstrated that socio-demographics have effects on activity-travel behavior, but few of them focus on the interactions between activity and trip-chaining, especially the influence of trip-chaining on activity. Based on the activity-travel survey data of Suzhou, China, in 2009, complex interactions between activity participation and trip-chaining behavior of nuclear household are explored using structural equation model. Model estimation results show that trade-off and complementarity exist among different types of activities and trip chains. Besides, trip-chaining generation is deeply affected by activity participation. Subsistence activity negatively affects trip-chaining characteristics, while maintenance and leisure activities positively affect it. Furthermore, feedbacks from trip-chaining characteristics to activity participation do exist. Travel time and the number of trip-chaining have significant effects on activity duration.

Financial Literacy: An Intra-Household Case Study from West Bengal, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-193
Author(s):  
Tanmoyee Banerjee ◽  
Malabika Roy
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
North West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Using Data

The study is an exercise to identify the presence of intra-household gender disparities in financial literacy levels between male and female decision-makers of the family (identified as male and female household heads) using data from a primary survey conducted in 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal, India. The survey shows the existence of significant intra-household gender gap in financial literacy. We also found that the female household heads with low financial literacy use mass media less intensively. Further, the study identifies that financial literacy is low for respondents in families with low levels of income and asset. Financial literacy improves with the use of mass media and education level. Interestingly, the higher the age of respondents the less are they financially literate. JEL Classifications: D19, J16, G190

Structural Equation Models of Day-to-Day Activity Participation and Travel Behavior in a Developing Country

2002 ◽  
Vol 1807 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Hyuk Chung ◽  
Yongsung Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Activity Participation

A series of structural equation models are presented that capture relationships among sociodemographics, activity participation (time use), and travel behavior for each day during a week in a developing country (Korea). Complex and strong relationships among the endogenous and exogenous variables are explained. In addition, results are similar to findings in the existing literature in developed countries such as European countries and the United States. It is temporarily concluded that there are similar relationships between sociodemographics and travel behavior in developing and developed countries. It is also confirmed that activity patterns are significantly different on weekdays and weekends. Furthermore, during weekdays there are some day-to-day variations in the patterns of activity participation and travel behavior. Finally, the relationships among sociodemographics, activity participation, and travel behavior from the direct, indirect, and total effects in structural equation model systems are presented and explained. This study may contribute to an understanding of travel behavior in developing countries.

Status of Women Contribution in Political Research World: A Case Study of the Journal Political Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumeer Gul ◽  
Sangita Gupta ◽  
Sumaira Jan ◽  
Sabha Ali
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Female Authors ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Status Of Women

The study endeavors to highlight the contribution of women in the field of Political research globally. The study is based on the data gathered from journal, Political Analysis which comprises a list of articles published by authors for the period, 2004-2014. The proportion of the male and female authors listed in the publication was ascertained. There exists a colossal difference among male and female researchers in the field of Political Science research, which is evident from the fact that 88.30% of publications are being contributed by male authors while as just 11.70 % of publications are contributed by female authors. Furthermore, citation analysis reveals that highest number of citations is for the male contributions. In addition, the collaborative pattern indicates that largest share of the collaboration is between male-male authors. This evidently signifies that female researchers are still lagging behind in the field of Political Science research in terms of research productivity (publications)and thus, accordingly, need to excel in that particular field to overcome the gender difference. The study highlights status of women contribution in the Journal of Political Analysis from the period 2004-2014. The study provides a wider perspective of female research-contribution based on select parameters. However, the study can be further be enriched by taking into consideration various other criteria like what obstacles are faced by female researchers impeding their research, what are the effects of age and marital status on the research-productivity of female authors, etc.

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