1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001745500403321

Autore

Meier Chase, Florence

Titolo

Increased stimulation of the alga Stichococcus bacillaris by successive exposures to short wave lenghts of theultraviolet / Florence Meier Chase

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : Smithsonian Institution, 1941

Descrizione fisica

16 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

581.159 2

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

60 OP. 42/5

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910551824703321

Autore

Birindelli Giuliana

Titolo

Women in Financial Services : Exploring Progress towards Gender Equality / / by Giuliana Birindelli, Antonia Patrizia Iannuzzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030934712

3030934713

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (371 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, , 2523-3378

Disciplina

332.082

Soggetti

Financial services industry

Sex

Financial Services

Gender Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.



Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of legal measures, voluntary rules, indexes, and certifications concerning gender diversity in the banking industry -- 3. Women and bank performance: theoretical background and literature review -- 4. Data on female representation in banks -- 5. The gender pay gap in the financial sector: Where do we stand? -- 6. Gender diversity in the insurance industry: Progress made and next steps -- 7. Women in the asset management sector -- 8. How central are women in Central Banks? -- 9. Gender diversity in banks and insurance companies: The state of art -- 10. A case of temporary (extended) "hard quotas": Gender diversity in Italian banks -- 11. Proposing a framework for calculating an index on gender equality in financial firms.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores gender diversity in the financial system, focusing especially on regulations, disclosure standards, theories and literature on the relationship between women in atypical positions and bank performance, female representation in governance bodies of banks and insurance companies, the gender pay gap and the gender balance in Central Banks. The topics are examined highlighting the progress towards gender equality (SDG 5) and the room for improvement in financial services with implications for policymakers, regulators and researchers in both finance and gender studies. Giuliana Birindelli is a Full Professor of Financial Markets and Institutions at the Department of Management and Business Administration, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy, where she teaches Financial Markets and Institutions, and Banking and Finance. She obtained her PhD and post-doctorate degree in Economics at the University of Pisa, Italy. Antonia PatriziaIannuzzi is an Associate Professor of Financial Market and Institutions at the University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy where she teaches the Economics of Financial Intermediaries and Management of Banking and Insurance Institutions at the Department of Economics, Management and Business Law. She holds a PhD in Banking and Finance from the University of Roma "Sapienza", Italy, and since 2005 has carried out research and teaching activities in banking and financial issues at the University of Bari, Foggia and Catanzaro, Italy.



3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00057027

Autore

IBN ABI al-HADID

Titolo

Sarh Nahg al-balagah / Ibn Abi 'l-Hadid ; [ed.] M. Abu'l-Fadl Ibrahim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

al-Qahira, : 'Isa al-Baba al-Halba, 1378 H. [1909]

Descrizione fisica

10 v. ; 23 cm

Classificazione

ARA VI BA

Soggetti

Letteratura araba - Storia e critica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Arabo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia