Women and Economics

training, job-search assistance and rehabilitation.” (European Commission, 2013). Nowadays, in the 21st Century, in a time of dynamic globalization, the whole EU-community is experiencing two main issues, which are linked to the social policy – The economic Crisis and the demographic changes. Even before the Global financial crisis with starting point 2007-2009, The European Union had some similar challenges. Today the unemployment rates and the poverty in particular have reached new record…

Violence against women is a major women’s health problem and can lead to serious physical problems and post traumatic disorders. Violence is an act committed by a person or persons against another person in which there is a conscious choice to act violently (Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 15: Violence and Abuse 2012). The most targeted women are married, non-educated, immigrants, low self-esteem, low income, young age, emotional dependence and insecurity and…

“Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.” Although Benjamin Franklin wasn’t thinking about the economics of the Atlantic Sugar Trade when he said this quote, it does reveal several key ideas during this time, such as the desire for profit, that influenced the decisions and eventual outcome of this trade network. The back and forth relationship between the core and the periphery was the basis of…

2.1.3 Shareholder protection Shareholder protection is top on the list of corporate governance. However, emphasis placed on protecting shareholders may led to unethical practices if this is a difficult thing to accomplish. Thus, it causes a problem for effective corporate governance in future. This is because protecting shareholders goes in line with making high profits. Therefore, if the company is making losses, it may misrepresent financial figures in order to deceive shareholders that the…

Pakistan remains one of the backward countries in the world. The nation’s progress is hampered by failing democracy, economic instability, menace of corruption, lawlessness and pervasive poverty and gender inequality. Inefficient justice system has contributed to causation of these menaces. Unless efficient justice system is produce no nation progress is possible in Pakistan. Pakistan remains one of the most lawless countries in the world. According to rule of Law index, published by World…

Factors influencing consumer buying behavior: There are four major factors which influence the consumer buying behavior they are: 1. Cultural and social factor. 2. Physical factor. 3. Economic factor. 4. Psychological factor. Cultural and social factor: Culture is a essential part of society and intimates people's wants and needs. Both the cultural and social factors have influences the consumer buying behavior as it varies from country to country and the marketer has to analyse it.…

Overall, the legacy of colonization in Congo was destructively negative both economically and socially. In the short term, the social impact of colonization in Congo was mainly negative because of the many deaths due to violence. In the long term, the economic impact of colonization was strongly negative because of the bad economy and trickster rulers who added…

globe. The spread of ideas, connecting individuals, and economic efficiency and trade are just a few of the particular reasons globalization is an important benefit to the world. The spread of ideas is when concepts from a particular country or culture are spread around the world and adopted by other countries. These concepts can spread through almost anything, but the most common ones include stories, movies,…

War when the blockage got put in place Britain and the time the United States entered the war. By entering the war the United States would need food, clothing, guns, ammunition and transportation. As the men entered the war by draft in May 1917 the women entered the work place. The war got financed by increasing taxes by the War Revenue Act in October 1917 and by borrowing from the public. There were four major communities formed in 1917. The Food administration in August 1917, Fuel…

According to UN Women, “When more women work, economies grow. An increase in female labour force participation—or a reduction in the gap between women’s and men’s labour force participation—results in faster economic growth” (Klasen & Lamanna, 2009). In the United States, national average of computer occupation workers is 74.5% (e.g., Google: 30% of females, Yahoo: 37%, Facebook: 31%, Linkedin: 39% and Twitter: 10%) (Gilpin, 2014; (Chalabi & Silver, 2014). *In KPCB case, different aspects of…