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The destructive effects of conflict on women and girls
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Early child care – an effective instrument to reduce inequalities
It’s a grim fact of life in the United States: Children born into poor families are sicker and die earlier than their well-off counterparts, particularly from obesity-related diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Now, new data from a famous … Continue reading
Does Economic Advancement ‘Cause’ a Re-increase in Fertility?
In a recently published article in European Journal of Population, researchers Olivier Thévenon and Angela Greulich empirically investigate the correlation between fertility and economic development in OECD countries (1960-2007). In the light of the recent reversal of fertility trends in … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Greulich, Angela Greulich-Luci, Angela Luci, Angela Luci-Greulich, European Journal of Population, female employment, fertility decline, fertility increase, fertility re-increase, fertility rebound, INED, lowest-low fertility, Olivier Thévenon, positive correlation between female employment and fertility, work life balance policies
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The Impact of Family Policies on Fertility Trends in Developed Countries
A new article has been published in the European Journal of Population on fertility and family policies in Europe. Here is the abstract and the link to the article: Abstract We examine how strongly fertility trends respond to family policies … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Greulich, Angela Greulich-Luci, Angela Luci, Angela Luci-Greulich, birth postponement, childcare facilities, children born ouot of marriage, completed fertility, Europe, family policies, female employment, female labour market participation, fertility, gender equality, INED, OECD countries, Olivier Thévenon, parental leave, Sorbonne, work life balance
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Japan – hard times for working mothers
Japanese women are more likely to have a university degree than men, and the number of women in employment has been rising steadily for 10 years – but, for a range of reasons, a woman who has had children still … Continue reading
The Costs of Children – how Family Policies can reduce them.
In an article recently published in Population Research and Policy Review, economists Olivier Thévenon and Angela Luci discuss why and how family policies can reduce the costs of children that are beared by parents in developped countries. Image source: http://www.simpsons.wikia.com … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Luci, child development, child outcome, costs of children, family policies, family policy mix, female employment, fertility, gender inequality, Olivier Thévenon, Population Research and Policy Review, poverty alleviation, reconciling work and family, wage loss, work life balance
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The Arab Spring: a Booster for Women’s Emancipation!?
Many Arab countries are on their way to reduce gender inequalities. The Arab Spring reinforced this movement in several regions. Yet, the battle for an expansion of women’s rights has just begun and continuous progress cannot be taken for granted. … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Arab spring, contracption, democratisation in the Arab world, domestic violence, Egypt, female employment, genital mutilation, Gulfnews, Libya, Personal Status Law, physical integrity, sexual harassment, traditional gender roles, Tunisia, USIP, women's participation in the Arab spring
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Gender stereotypes – Germany still in the backwoods?!
A recent NY Times report states that Germany is a place where gender stereotypes remain engrained in the mind, and in key institutions across society. Only about 14 percent of German mothers with one child resume full-time work, and only … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Schwarzer, BDA, boardroom quota, DAX companies, Deutschland AG, Dieter Hundt, Elke Holst, female employment, fertility, Flexi-Quota, gender stereotypes, Holger Schmieding, Jutta Almendinger, Kinder Küche Kirche, Kristina Schröder, McKinsey’s 2010 Women Matter report, mentoring women, Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, quota, shared parental leave, Simone Bagel-Trah, Sinus Sociovision institute, Thomas Sattelberger, Ursula von der Leyen, Ute Frevert, Viviane Reding, work life balance
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Female Employment – an effective instrument to reduce child poverty
A recently published OECD report, named “Doing better for families”, looks at the different ways in which governments support families. The book discusses aspects of child poverty and children’s well-being and follows up on the question how to successfully and … Continue reading
Reducing the gender wage gap in Europe – how to tackle the task ?
Women in Europe currently earn on average 17.5% less than men. Even though there is an increasing political will to reduce the gender wage gap, initiatives often do not have much impact, as the real reasons for the persisiting gender … Continue reading
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