Today is not possible to find a unique definition for discrimination, as a phenomenon. Notwithstanding, the scholars has formulated some guidelines to identify when we are in front of discrimination. For example, Professor Costanza Nardocci understands it as conflicts produced and created among ethnic and racial groups that get in contact with each other; or …
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Since 1981, on 25th of November, the International community commemorates the day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This symbolic date was selected to honour the Mirabel sisters, three political activists from Dominican Republic that were assassinated by order of the dictator, Rafael Trujillo in 1960, as opponents to the authoritarian regime. By decades, …
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Abstract The paper tries to study the reasons why there is a lack of women’s role in the decision-making process in the developed countries, although women and men share the same educational opportunities. One can hope that, if women become equally educated they will join the labor force and have access to the same opportunities …
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Abstract Land is a fundamental asset for people’s livelihood, especially for those living in rural areas: it is both a source of livelihood and identity. However, the way people can benefit from access to and control over land varies according to the political, institutional, legal and social context which they are embedded in. Moreover, land …
Women’s land rights and development: inverting the vicious cycle Read More »
Abstract Critically low employment rates and discrimination against women by firms, despite higher academic achievement of women than men, demonstrate the great gender equality in the Italian labour market. Social structures and cultural expectations result in gender inequality in domestic work and care responsibilities, leading to obstacles in the labour market for women. A trade-off …
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