Missing women in India: Gender-specific effects of early-life rainfall shocks
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105652
Abstract: Abstract We link over a century of monthly precipitation data (1911–2011) to the population by gender and age at the district level in the 1991, 2001, and 2011 Indian censuses to study how early-life (around… read more here.
Keywords: missing women; effects early; early life; rainfall shocks ... See more keywords
Can conflicts and natural disasters account for the surplus of older men in Pakistan?
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DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2020.1712825
Abstract: ABSTRACT The number of missing women in the population of Pakistan in 2015 amounted to approximately 4.4 million. The age distribution of this male surplus (i.e. in the 40+ population) suggests that the collective exposure… read more here.
Keywords: conflicts natural; age; disasters account; natural disasters ... See more keywords
Missing women: Using a Bourdieusian approach to explore the lack of female representation in the technology industry
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DOI: 10.5210/fm.v30i1.13891
Abstract: Gender issues persist in the computing industry, with women representing only just over 20 percent of the workforce, despite numerous initiatives to encourage their wider participation. This paper explores gender inequalities within the computing industry… read more here.
Keywords: computing industry; missing women; women using; industry ... See more keywords