This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality presents policies best practices to address these. With women accounting for fifty percent the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it promotes equality. Despite recent progress, gaps remain across all stages life, including before birth, negatively impact health, education, economic outcomes women. ...

background: psychological problems of infertility can be a contributory factor in intensity of infertility. the aim of this study was to estimate the effectiveness of coping techniques training on coping strategies of infertile women in kermanshah. methods: among the women who visiting infertile clinic, 40 volunteer women had been chosen and randomly divided equally into two experimental and co...

In Western culture, there appears to be widespread endorsement of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which stresses equality and freedom). But do people really apply their equality values equally, or are their principles and application systematically discrepant, resulting in equality hypocrisy? The present study, conducted with a representative national sample of adults in...

abstract background: in malaysia, contraceptive prevalence rate (cpr) during past three decades has been steady, with only 34% of women practicing modern contraception. the aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with modern contraceptive practices with a focus on spousal communication and perceived social support among married women working in the university. materials and me...

The present research uniquely compared male control theory (MCT) versus female control theory (FCT) to illuminate motives for the sexual double standard (SDS), whereby men gain status from engaging in casual sex or having many sexual partners, but women are stigmatized for it. Consistent with MCT, men were more likely than women to endorse the SDS and to give sexual advice in ways that reinforc...

Women's equal participation in all aspects of social, political and economic life is an essential requirement for sustainable development and democratic governance. How to engage women in these different spheres of policy increase their access to information and ensure their participation in policy debates are therefore among the key questions policymakers and scholars are actively seeking to a...

In this paper, we study the self-coordination problem as demonstrated by the well-known El Farol Bar problem (Arthur, 1994), which later becomes what is known as the Minority Game in the econophysics community. While the El Farol problem or the minority game has been studied for almost two decades, existing studies are most concerned with efficiency only. The equality issue, however, has been l...