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Economic Growth, Comparative Advantage, and Gender Differences in Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from the Birthweight Differences of Chinese Twins

2011-2020, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, International Organization, Social Development / By

This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A unique feature of the study is to use micro evidence on the relationship between birthweight—an early measure of nutritional advantage—and schooling outcomes to make inferences about the relationships between specific aspects of economic growth and schooling investments …

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Boobs and Balls: Exploring Issues of Gender and Identity Among Women Soccer Players at Stellenbosch University

2011-2020, Case Study, Foreign, Gender, Journal/Magazine/Review, Social Development / By

This study explores the gendered dimension of women soccer players at Stellenbosch University. It is suggested that women soccer players are active agents in shaping their own sporting experience albeit the dominantly male and patriarchal environment. Asset Type: Publications Collection: Foreign Publications Subject: Women, Soccer, Gender, Identity Author: Marizanne Grundlingh Publisher: Routledge Taylor and Francis …

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Anyone for Tennis? Conversations with Black Women Involved in Tennis During the Apartheid Era

2011-2020, Case Study, Cultural Development, Foreign, Gender, Journal/Magazine/Review, Social Development / By

This case study is about tennis in South Africa, wherein the game is widely regarded as women-friendly sport as women have always participated in this sport. However, women and girls involved in tennis are subject to the same challenges presented in patriarchal society in the form of gender discrimination and gender sterotyping. Asset Type: Publications …

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