There is no gender difference between success in establishing a business once both males and females have the same preference to self-employment and attempts towards establishing a new business. However, the gender gap tends to be huge when it comes to individual preferences and attempts to start up an entrepreneurial activity. In this study, we empirically estimate the role of inequality in in...

BACKGROUND Gender inequality harms the health of millions of women and girls in all over the world. This study aimed to identify the state of gender equity in the health sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran. METHODS This study was based on the secondary analysis of the available data in four provinces. The research team held three sessions to select the appropriate indicators for measuring ...

INTRODUCTION Few studies have measured gender inequality at levels lower than the country. We sought to develop neighbourhood indicators of gender inequality, and assess their ability to capture variability in gender inequality across Québec, Canada. METHODS Aggregate 2001 census data for 11,564 neighbourhoods were obtained for men and women. Twelve indicators of gender inequality representin...

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index shows the serious nature of Japan’s gender gap. gap with respect to political and economic participation is obvious. percentage women in Diet (the national parliament) significantly low, few hold management positions. Although not shown Index, there are hidden inequalities education health care Japan. These largely due remnants traditional family cult...

BACKGROUND Men and women have different patterns of health. These differences between the sexes present a challenge to the field of public health. The question why women experience more health problems than men despite their longevity has been discussed extensively, with both social and biological theories being offered as plausible explanations. In this article, we focus on how gender equality...