This study uses panel data from 2000 to 2022 to examine differences in the salaries and career paths of women and men employed by the Asian Development Bank. It finds that the gender salary gap has narrowed among staff recruited internationally but has widened among staff recruited locally. Hiring practices have contributed to widening pay …
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The present report provides an overview of the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality. It focuses on socialization and education; the labour market and the workplace; the sharing of family responsibilities, including caring roles; and the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The report concludes with a series of recommendations for consideration by the Commission. …
This article examines the emergent leadership of two female gurus in South Asia who have declared their status as S´an˙ kara¯ca¯rya¯s (i.e., heads of monastic institutions) based on revelatory experiences. They have done this in order to change patriarchal monastic (akh¯ar. ¯a) culture and challenge entrenched ideas of women’s inferiority in Hindu society. Their self-declarations …
