Women and Economics

"yeomen", or richer peasants, evolved in England because some members of the English peasantry underwent comparatively short-term sacrifice for long-term gain. As with any sociological classification, the notion of a yeoman-class does traverse several economic definitions. But at least three important identities are useful. First, a proven and hard-working ploughman was often selected to farm his lord's private land as a capitalist tenant-at-will. Second, many serfs had commuted their obligation…

people have had to suffer under the incredible economic burden of the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare. This legislation, passed by totally partisan votes in the House and Senate and signed into law by the most divisive and partisan President in American history, has tragically but predictably resulted in runaway costs, websites that don’t work, greater rationing of care, higher premiums, less competition and fewer choices. Obamacare has raised the economic uncertainty of every single person…

the history of China and Japan, any small changes in past historical events could have led these countries to a much different place than they are now. The Opium war, self-strengthening movement, Qiu Jin, the Meiji Restoration and its social and economic changes, and Tokugawa Ieyasu are the most important and influential parts of the history of China and Japan. These people and these events had a huge impact on China and Japan’s history and affected these countries in different ways. The Opium…

article, “Women in Harperland: A Critical Look at Gender Inequality in Canada Since 2006”, Brianna Strumm takes an in-depth look at gender prejudice throughout Canada since Stephen Harper, past Conservative Prime Minister was elected into Canada’s government in 2006. The Author expresses her concern by distinctively listing the many lacks of Harpers involvement in gender inequality through the wage gap, investments in social infrastructure and the disturbing amount of violence towards women.…

century. Migration People move for various reasons: personal interest, jobs, escaping war, or reunification of families. The reasons why people move and the impact it has on the society they enter and the ones they leave are a part of globalization. An economic collapse in the 20th century and the aftermath of a great depression forced many people in America…

‘translating’ human rights into meaningful strategy for pro-migrant worker political activism”. As the consideration of women comes into play in Elias’ article, the common theme of gender issues can be identified between all authors in their respective pieces and this acts as an important concept through which will be analysed. Elias discusses that the main issue with migrant women in the workforce are that they “are subject to harsh (and often abusive) workplace practices, social stigmatisation…

With Southeast Asia and Mexico receiving a lot of the United States industrial jobs begs the question; will it lead to economic development in the less developed countries or will it cause maldistribution of wealth? With these two countries receiving most of the industrial jobs, it is safe to categorize them into vertical integration. They are taking the manufacturing jobs…

older workers in labour market, it is projected that the average hours worked will decrease from 34 hours in 1997 to 32 hours in 2047 (Figure 2, Australia Government the Treasury, 2015). Working population and labour productivity both can determine economic growth. The lower labour participation rates indicate the fewer working population as well as the lower average weekly hours worked leads to the lower labour productivity. Therefore, with the increase of aging population, Australia’s economy…

considered the founder of the new strategy called shared value. In consideration of the point raised by the Professor of Harvard University, Michael E. Porter shared value is conceived as the business tool that allows the constant search for obtaining economic value that in turn gives rise to the benefit of other agents of the economy, specifically it’s a commitment to the society that surrounds it to achieve growth. Shared value is considered as a new business version that refreshes the…

1. Cultural conservativeness: Socio- cultural factors have deep influence on the rate of economic development. People’s attitudes, habits, customs and cultural patterns also effects development. These things determine their thinking about work, saving, consumption and family planning. If these factors are favorable in a country, it can develop rapidly. Caste system, nepotism, corruption, ignorance, superstitions are the things which retard development. It is one of the biggest hindrances and…