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Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality

Author : Margaret O'Brien,Karin Wall
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319429700

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Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality by Margaret O'Brien,Karin Wall Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book portrays men’s experiences of home alone leave and how it affects their lives and family gender roles in different policy contexts and explores how this unique parental leave design is implemented in these contrasting policy regimes. The book brings together three major theoretical strands: social policy, in particular the literature on comparative leave policy developments; family and gender studies, in particular the analysis of gendered divisions of work and care and recent shifts in parenting and work-family balance; critical studies of men and masculinities, with a specific focus on fathers and fathering in contemporary western societies and life-courses. Drawing on empirical data from in-depth interviews with fathers across eleven countries, the book shows that the experiences and social processes associated with fathers’ home alone leave involve a diversity of trends, revealing both innovations and absence of change, including pluralization as well as the constraining influence of policy, gender, and social context. As a theoretical and empirical book it raises important issues on modernization of the life course and the family in contemporary societies. The book will be of particular interest to scholars in comparing western societies and welfare states as well as to scholars seeking to understand changing work-life policies and family life in societies with different social and historical pathways.

Management and Diversity

Author : Mustafa Özbilgin,Jean-Francois Chanlat
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786355508

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Management and Diversity by Mustafa Özbilgin,Jean-Francois Chanlat Pdf

International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion examines the complex nature of equality, diversity and inclusion in the world of work through interdisciplinary, comparative and critical perspectives.

Perspectives on Equality

Author : Mary Ann Lyons,Fionnuala Waldron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106019033098

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Perspectives on Equality by Mary Ann Lyons,Fionnuala Waldron Pdf

Based on a lecture by poet Seamus Heaney

Equality

Author : François Levrau,Noel Clycq
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030543105

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Equality by François Levrau,Noel Clycq Pdf

‘Equality’ as an ideal has a long history, and while some progress has obviously been made, the persistence of certain inequalities is remarkable. In order to draw a detailed picture of equality’s nature, value, relevance, and scope, this book provides a multidisciplinary analysis. Using a classic three part framework, the book looks at the macro level (broader systemic, historical, conceptual, societal and European level), the meso level (concrete social institutions such as the labour market and the welfare state) and the micro level of the individuals and their relations and thoughts about equality (psychological reactions, cultural depictions and sociological analyses). The chapters not only provide an overview of the state of equality, but also identify promising areas of future research, and will be of interest to students and scholars across a number of fields including European studies, history, law, political philosophy, psychology, sociology and economics.

Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway

Author : Masako Ishii-Kuntz,Guro Korsnes Kristensen,Priscilla Ringrose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000528497

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Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway by Masako Ishii-Kuntz,Guro Korsnes Kristensen,Priscilla Ringrose Pdf

This book compares perspectives on gender equality in Norway and Japan, focusing on family, education, media, and sexuality and reproduction as seen through a gendered lens. What can we learn from a comparison between two countries that stand in significant contrast to each other with respect to gender equality? Norway and Japan differ in terms of historical, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Most importantly, Japan lags far behind Norway when it comes to the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report. Rather than taking a narrow approach that takes as its starting point the assumption that Norway has so much ‘more’ to offer in terms of gender equality, the authors attempt to show that a comparative perspective of two countries in the West and East can be mutually beneficial to both contexts in the advancement of gender equality. The interdisciplinary team of researchers contributing to this book cover a range of contemporary topics in gender equality, including fatherhood and masculinity, teaching and learning in gender studies education, cultural depictions of gender, trans experiences and feminism. This unique collection is suitable for researchers and students of gender studies, sociology, anthropology, Japan studies and European studies.

Higher Education and Equality of Opportunities

Author : Frederick A. Lazin,Matt Evans,N. Jayaram
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780739146699

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Higher Education and Equality of Opportunities by Frederick A. Lazin,Matt Evans,N. Jayaram Pdf

The movement to broaden access to public universities, the dominant strategy during the 1970s and 1980s, has largely shifted to enable the marketplace, rather than the government, to shape the contours of higher education. Government funding is being reduced, affirmative action and other programs designed to ensure broader access are in decline, and personal fulfillment is replacing a public good designed to ensure greater equality of opportunities. This book explores the impact of diminishing government resources and expanding market forces in developing and developed countries to either foster or lessen equality of opportunities in higher education for different racial, ethnic, religious, and gender groupings. What are the consequences of a market-driven higher education for student access, teaching, and scholarship? Through case studies, this book explores issues such as access of minority groups within the larger societies, the place of foreign students in a national system, and access for students with mental health difficulties, and evaluates the success of funding schemes designed to expand opportunities and access. The research provides an interesting contrast of the diversity and uniqueness of higher education in the United States, France, Australia, India, Israel, South Korea, the Netherlands, Ghana, and several other countries, while at the same time revealing surprising commonalities. These studies reveal worldwide trends in higher education, including a cutback in government financing, a decline in access, and a recession of affirmative action. This book is an important addition to the literature on higher education during the age of globalization and the decline of government funding of higher education. The studies provide important data about the current situation in higher education in countries around the world. Book jacket.

Ageing, Diversity and Equality

Author : Sue Westwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Aging
ISBN : 041578669X

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Ageing, Diversity and Equality by Sue Westwood Pdf

Ageing, Diversity and Equality challenges and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing, associated inequalities and their intersections.

Equality, Participation and Inclusion 2

Author : Jonathan Rix,Melanie Nind,Kieron Sheehy,Katy Simmons,John Parry,Rajni Kumrai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136886973

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Equality, Participation and Inclusion 2 by Jonathan Rix,Melanie Nind,Kieron Sheehy,Katy Simmons,John Parry,Rajni Kumrai Pdf

What are the experiences of children and young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems and practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings? This second edition of Equality, Participation and Inclusion 2: Diverse Contexts is the second of two Readers aimed at people with an interest in issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people. This second Reader focuses in particular upon the diverse experiences and contexts in which children and young people encounter issues of equality, participation and inclusion. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles, newly commissioned chapters, as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance, this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a wider range of diverse experiences and contexts, whilst maintaining an emphasis on educational settings. Drawing on the writing of academics, practitioners, children and young people, this collection is a rich source of information and ideas for students and practitioners who are interested in thinking about how inequality and exclusion are experienced, and how they can be challenged, and will be of particular interest to those working in education, health, youth and community work, youth justice and social services. Families and advocates are also likely to be drawn to the material as much of it reflects on lived experiences and life stories.

Gender-Class Equality in Political Economies

Author : Lynn Prince Cooke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135847500

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Gender-Class Equality in Political Economies by Lynn Prince Cooke Pdf

Gender-Class Equality in Political Economies offers an in-depth analysis of gender-class equality across six countries to reveal why gender-class equality in paid and unpaid work remains elusive, and what more policy might do to achieve better social and economic outcomes. This book is the first to meld cross-time with cross-country comparisons, link macro structures to micro behavior, and connect class with gender dynamics to yield fresh insights into where we are on the road to gender equality, why it varies across industrialized countries, and the barriers to further progress.

Global Perspectives on Gender Equality

Author : Naila Kabeer,Agneta Stark,Edda Magnus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135893491

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Global Perspectives on Gender Equality by Naila Kabeer,Agneta Stark,Edda Magnus Pdf

The Nordic countries have long been seen as pioneers in promoting gender equality. The book brings together scholars from the global South and post-socialist economies to reflect on Nordic approaches to gender equality. The contributors to the book seek to explore from a comparative perspective the vision, values, policies, mechanisms, coalitions of interests and political processes that help to explain Nordic achievements on gender equality. While some contributors explore the Nordic experience through the prism of their own realities, others explore their own realities through the Nordic prism. By cutting across normal geographical boundaries, disciplinary boundaries and the boundaries between theory and policy, this book will be of interest to all readers with an interest in furthering gender equality.

Ronald Dworkin's Theory of Equality

Author : Alexander Brown
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230244467

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Ronald Dworkin's Theory of Equality by Alexander Brown Pdf

Ronald Dworkin's work on equality has shaped debates in the field of distributive justice for nearly three decades. In this book Alexander Brown attempts to provide a critique but also a defence of that work, and to extend equality of resources globally.

Gender Equality in the Workplace

Author : Nina Pološki Vokić,Alka Obadić,Dubravka Sinčić Ćorić
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030188610

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Gender Equality in the Workplace by Nina Pološki Vokić,Alka Obadić,Dubravka Sinčić Ćorić Pdf

Focusing on the status of highly educated women in the workplace, this book examines how a particular demographic and workforce group can help to close the gender gap worldwide. Despite contributing to the substantial fall of differentials between men and women on a global scale, the demographic of highly educated women is rarely explored in terms of its impact on gender equality. Drawing on both macro- and micro-level perspectives, this book analyses the theory behind gender segregation and initiatives for women’s inclusion, as well as offering empirical accounts of women’s experiences in the workplace. The authors have written a timely and valuable book that will appeal to both researchers of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, but also policy-makers and practitioners involved in HR.

Global Perspectives on Women’s Leadership and Gender (In)Equality

Author : Elena V. Shabliy,Dmitry Kurochkin,Gloria Y. A. Ayee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030418229

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Global Perspectives on Women’s Leadership and Gender (In)Equality by Elena V. Shabliy,Dmitry Kurochkin,Gloria Y. A. Ayee Pdf

This interdisciplinary volume discusses women’s global leadership and women’s rights advancement, identifying gender inequality as a persisting societal challenge and a major barrier to human development. Drawing on intersectionality as an important analytic and methodological tool, the contributors analyse women’s leadership roles across the world, featuring perspectives on the US, Israel, and Brazil, amongst other countries. The book also contributes to the growing field of leadership, presenting cross-cultural examples and case-studies of outstanding women and female leaders, as well as discussing contemporary leadership theories, and examining obstacles to women’s leadership. Global Perspectives on Women’s Leadership and Gender (In)Equality will be an important point of reference for students and scholars across the political sciences, women’s studies, feminist philosophy, business development, and history.

Gender, Equality and Education from International and Comparative Perspectives

Author : David Baker,Alexander W. Wiseman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781848550957

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Gender, Equality and Education from International and Comparative Perspectives by David Baker,Alexander W. Wiseman Pdf

Investigates the often controversial relationship between gender, equality and education from international and comparative perspectives. This volume also investigates whether gender equality in education is really being achieved in schools around the world or not.

Gender Equality in a Global Perspective

Author : Anders Ortenblad,Raili Marling,Snjezana Vasiljevic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317274223

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Gender Equality in a Global Perspective by Anders Ortenblad,Raili Marling,Snjezana Vasiljevic Pdf

Gender Equality in a Global Perspective looks to discuss whether Gender Equality can be adopted as it has been defined in international documents anywhere, or whether it needs to be adapted in a more local context; discuss which factors and perspectives need to be taken into account when adapting Gender Equality to specific contexts; suggest research approaches for studies on whether a universal (Western) concept of Gender Equality fits in certain specific contexts; and finally suggests challenges to the existing interpretation of Gender Equality (e.g., theory of intersectionality); and the development of legal and policy framework. This book is situated within the tradition of comparative gender studies. While most other such books take up and compare various ways of implementing (or not implementing) gender equality, this book studies and compares whether or not (and to what extent) a specific definition of Gender Equality (GE) could be adopted by various nations. Thus, all chapter contributors will engage with the same definition of GE, which will be presented within the book, and discuss the possibilities and constrains related to applying such a definition in their particular national context. The readers will learn about the problems of applying a universal concept of Gender Equality and the possible reasons for and modes of adapting Gender Equality to different contexts. Gender Equality in a Global Perspective looks to maintain a critical and reflexive stance towards the issues raised and will seek to present multiple perspectives and open-ended answers. As such it hopes to contribute to the international discussion of human rights more broadly and Gender Equality specifically. The intended audience is not limited only to but will include policy makers, scholars and students with an interest in Gender issues, Organizational Theory, Political Science, Human Development, Policy Analysis, Globalization and other management sub-disciplines.