Firms, boards and gender quotas [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives / / edited by Fredrik Engelstad, Mari Teigen |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.4365
320.98082 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EngelstadFredrik
TeigenMari |
Collana | Comparative social research |
Soggetto topico |
Gender identity in the workplace
Gender mainstreaming |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-12062-2
9786613524485 1-78052-673-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Gender and economic power -- pt. 2. Firms and families -- pt. 3. Gender quotas to boards of directors. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461337403321 |
Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Firms, boards and gender quotas [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspective / / edited by Fredrik Engelstad, Mari Teigen |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.4365
320.98082 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EngelstadFredrik <1944->
TeigenMari |
Collana | Comparative social research |
Soggetto topico |
Social Science - Discrimination & Race Relations
Social Science - Gender Studies Social Science - Sociology - General Gender studies: women Social research & statistics Sex role in the work environment Gender identity in the workplace |
ISBN |
1-280-12062-2
9786613524485 1-78052-673-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Top down or bottom up? : a cross-national study of vertical occupational sex segregation in 12 European countries / Andrea Schäfer, Ingrid Tucci, Karin Gottschall -- ch. 2. Modes of familism : gender, family capitalism and family culture / Jorun Solheim, Ragnhild Steen Jensen -- ch. 3. Family, labour market structures and the dynamics of self-employment in three Asian countries : gender differences in the self-employment entry in Japan, Korea and Taiwan / Hirohisa Takenoshita -- ch. 4. Gender quotas on corporate boards : on the diffusion of a distinct national policy reform / Mari Teigen -- ch. 5. Why gender quotas in company boards in Norway : and not in Sweden? / Vibeke Heidenreich -- ch. 6. Feminism without gender? : arguments for gender quotas on corporate boards in Norway / Hilde Bjørkhaug, Siri Øyslebø Sørensen -- ch. 7. Women on boards of directors and firm performance : evidence from Denmark and Norway / Harald Dale-Olsen, Pål Schøne, Mette Verner -- ch. 8. Limits to state intervention into the private sector economy : aspects of property rights in social democratic societies / Fredrik Engelstad. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790466003321 |
Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Women's activism in Latin America and the Caribbean [[electronic resource] ] : engendering social justice, democratizing citizenship / / edited by Elizabeth Maier and Nathalie Lebon; foreword by Sonia E. Alvarez |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.98082 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MaierElizabeth
LebonNathalie |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Political activity - Latin America
Women - Political activity - Caribbean Area Feminism - Latin America Feminism - Caribbean Area Women - Latin America - Social conditions Women - Caribbean Area - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8135-4951-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Alvarez, Sonia E. -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I. Setting the Stage -- Introduction / Lebon, Nathalie -- 1. Accommodating the Private into the Public Domain: Experiences and Legacies of the Past Four Decades / Maier, Elizabeth -- Part II. Women, Work, and Families: The Structural Context of Globalization -- 2. Women's Work and Neoliberal Globalization: Implications for Gender Equity / Colón, Alice / Poggio, Sara -- 3. Female-Headed Households and Poverty in Latin America: A Comparison of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic / Safa, Helen -- 4. A "Top-Down"-"Bottom-Up" Model: Four Decades of Women's Employment and Gender Ideology in Cuba / Sarmiento, Marta Núñez -- Part III. Women's Agency for Plural Democracy and Full Citizenship -- 5. The Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Speak / Marco, Graciela Di -- 6. Gender Politics in Nicaragua: Feminism, Antifeminism, and the Return of Daniel Ortega / Kampwirth, Karen -- 7. Haiti: Women in Conquest of Full and Total Citizenship in an Endless Transition / Merlet, Myriam -- 8. From Urban Elite to Peasant Organizing: Agendas, Accomplishments, and Challenges of Thirty-plus Years of Guatemalan Feminism, 1975-2007 / Carrillo, Ana Lorena / Chinchilla, Norma Stoltz -- Part IV. Broadening the Circle of Women's Activism: New Meanings from Intersecting Oppressions -- 9. Women's Movements in Argentina: Tensions and Articulations / Marco, Graciela Di -- 10. Advocating for Citizenship and Social Justice: Black Women Activists in Brazil / Caldwell, Kia Lilly -- 11. Itineraries of Latin American Lesbian Insubordination / Mogrovejo, Norma -- 12. Respect, Discrimination, and Violence: Indigenous Women in Ecuador, 1990-2007 / Prieto, Mercedes / Pequeño, Andrea / Cominao, Clorinda / Flores, Alejandra / Maldonado, Gina -- Part V. Shaping Public Policy with a Gender Perspective -- 13. Peace Begins at Home: Women's Struggles against Violence and State Actions in Costa Rica / Sagot, Montserrat -- 14. New Challenges in Feminist Practice: The Women's Institutes in Mexico / Tarrés, María Luisa -- 15. Women's Struggles for Rights in Venezuela: Opportunities and Challenges / Rakowski, Cathy A. / Espina, Gioconda -- 16. Trickling Up, Down, and Sideways: Gender Policy and Political Opportunity in Brazil / Macaulay, Fiona -- Part VI. The Politics of Scale: Local, Regional, and Global Feminist Agency -- 17. From Insurgency to Feminist Struggle: The Search for Social Justice, Democracy, and Equality between Women and Men / Herrera, Morena -- 18. The Latin American Network of Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir / Navarro, Marysa / Mejía, María Consuelo -- 19. Constructing New Democratic Paradigms for Global Democracy: The Contribution of Feminisms / Vargas, Virginia -- Part VII. Concluding Considerations -- 20. Concluding Reflections: Renegotiating Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean / Maier, Elizabeth -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457158103321 |
New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Women's activism in Latin America and the Caribbean [[electronic resource] ] : engendering social justice, democratizing citizenship / / edited by Elizabeth Maier and Nathalie Lebon; foreword by Sonia E. Alvarez |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.98082 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MaierElizabeth
LebonNathalie |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Political activity - Latin America
Women - Political activity - Caribbean Area Feminism - Latin America Feminism - Caribbean Area Women - Latin America - Social conditions Women - Caribbean Area - Social conditions |
ISBN | 0-8135-4951-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Alvarez, Sonia E. -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I. Setting the Stage -- Introduction / Lebon, Nathalie -- 1. Accommodating the Private into the Public Domain: Experiences and Legacies of the Past Four Decades / Maier, Elizabeth -- Part II. Women, Work, and Families: The Structural Context of Globalization -- 2. Women's Work and Neoliberal Globalization: Implications for Gender Equity / Colón, Alice / Poggio, Sara -- 3. Female-Headed Households and Poverty in Latin America: A Comparison of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic / Safa, Helen -- 4. A "Top-Down"-"Bottom-Up" Model: Four Decades of Women's Employment and Gender Ideology in Cuba / Sarmiento, Marta Núñez -- Part III. Women's Agency for Plural Democracy and Full Citizenship -- 5. The Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Speak / Marco, Graciela Di -- 6. Gender Politics in Nicaragua: Feminism, Antifeminism, and the Return of Daniel Ortega / Kampwirth, Karen -- 7. Haiti: Women in Conquest of Full and Total Citizenship in an Endless Transition / Merlet, Myriam -- 8. From Urban Elite to Peasant Organizing: Agendas, Accomplishments, and Challenges of Thirty-plus Years of Guatemalan Feminism, 1975-2007 / Carrillo, Ana Lorena / Chinchilla, Norma Stoltz -- Part IV. Broadening the Circle of Women's Activism: New Meanings from Intersecting Oppressions -- 9. Women's Movements in Argentina: Tensions and Articulations / Marco, Graciela Di -- 10. Advocating for Citizenship and Social Justice: Black Women Activists in Brazil / Caldwell, Kia Lilly -- 11. Itineraries of Latin American Lesbian Insubordination / Mogrovejo, Norma -- 12. Respect, Discrimination, and Violence: Indigenous Women in Ecuador, 1990-2007 / Prieto, Mercedes / Pequeño, Andrea / Cominao, Clorinda / Flores, Alejandra / Maldonado, Gina -- Part V. Shaping Public Policy with a Gender Perspective -- 13. Peace Begins at Home: Women's Struggles against Violence and State Actions in Costa Rica / Sagot, Montserrat -- 14. New Challenges in Feminist Practice: The Women's Institutes in Mexico / Tarrés, María Luisa -- 15. Women's Struggles for Rights in Venezuela: Opportunities and Challenges / Rakowski, Cathy A. / Espina, Gioconda -- 16. Trickling Up, Down, and Sideways: Gender Policy and Political Opportunity in Brazil / Macaulay, Fiona -- Part VI. The Politics of Scale: Local, Regional, and Global Feminist Agency -- 17. From Insurgency to Feminist Struggle: The Search for Social Justice, Democracy, and Equality between Women and Men / Herrera, Morena -- 18. The Latin American Network of Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir / Navarro, Marysa / Mejía, María Consuelo -- 19. Constructing New Democratic Paradigms for Global Democracy: The Contribution of Feminisms / Vargas, Virginia -- Part VII. Concluding Considerations -- 20. Concluding Reflections: Renegotiating Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean / Maier, Elizabeth -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781130503321 |
New Brunswick, NJ, : Rutgers University Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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