Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice features current research that combines the concepts of gender theory, sociology, and economics observing how diversity influences numerous dimensions of business and consumerism.

Table of Contents

• Editor-in-Chief
• Associate Editors
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Preface
• Section 1: Entrepreneurship
• Chapter 1: Fostering Entrepreneurship at the Spanish University
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• 1. BACKGROUND
• 2. MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
• 3. PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 4. FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• 5. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 2: Women in Development Mobilize Grassroots Enterprises to Reduce Household Poverty
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• POVERTY REDUCTION AND THE CONTEXT OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
• THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
• JITAHIDI WOMEN IN TANZANIA
• INSIGHTS FROM THE 2009—2012 SURVEY
• JITAHIDI WOMEN'S ENTERPRISES TO ALLEVIATE HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 3: Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHODOLOGY
• DISCUSSION
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTION
• CONCLUSION
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 4: Enhancing Women's Economic Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• EMPIRICAL CONTEXT AND INITIATIVES
• DISCUSSION
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 5: New Kids on the Block
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THE CHALLENGE OF RELIABLE DATA
• HARD AND SOFT DATA
• HUMAN TRAFFICKING, GENDER ECONOMICS, AND FEMINIST DISCOURSE
• GENDERED PATTERNS: EMERGING TRENDS
• GENDER: CUTS BOTH WAYS
• GENDER: FRAIL AND MALE
• TRAFFICKED WOMEN: MALE MIGRANTS
• DEGRADED GENDERED FUTURES
• GENDER IN ECONOMIC HISTORY
• GENDER ECONOMICS AND THE NEO-LIBERAL MARKET
• THE ECONOMICS OF SEX
• STATES AND THE MARKET PLACE OF SEX
• GLOBAL MANDATES FOR CHANGE
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Section 2: Fashion and Textiles Industry
• Chapter 6: Agency, Gender Identities, and Clothing Consumption
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• WOMEN WORKERS IN THE GLOBAL FACTORIES
• GENDERED DYNAMICS WITHIN GLOBAL GARMENT ASSEMBLY
• WOMEN WORKERS WITHIN AND BEYOND FACTORY PRODUCTION
• GENDER AND CONSUMPTION
• GENDER, CLOTHING CONSUMPTION, AND FACTORY WORKERS
• FUTURE RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 7: Gender Fluidity in the Age of Technologically Mediated Environments
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Section 3: Gender Diversity in the Workplace
• Chapter 8: Diversity in the Workplace
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION: GENDER DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE
• BACKGROUND
• MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER: CURRENT INTERVENTIONS AND CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: OUTLOOK FOR GENDER DIVERSITY
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 9: Increased Workforce Diversity by Race, Gender, and Age and Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• HRD, INCREASED DIVERSITY, AND EEO LEGISLATION
• IMPACT OF DIVERSITY ON ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
• THE FUTURE OF THE PRACTICE OF HRD AND DIVERSITY
• THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH IN HRD AND DIVERSITY
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 10: Reframing Diversity in Management
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND CONTEXTS
• MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DITRECTIONS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 11: Time Allocation and the Life Cycle of Women and Men in Poland
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• GENDER TIME ALLOCATION: THE ANALYSIS
• GENDER AND AGE ANALYSIS OF TIME ALLOCATION BETWEEN PAID AND UNPAID WORK
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• APPENDIX 1
• APPENDIX 2
• APPENDIX 3
• Section 4: Gender Empowerment
• Chapter 12: Work-Life Balance
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• GENDER AND WORK
• WL BALANCE
• PERCEPTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS
• PRACTICES TO PROMOTE WL BALANCE
• BUSINESS BENEFITS / BENEFITS FOR STAFF
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 13: Structural Exclusion and Just Development
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. A NORMATIVE STANDARD OF JUST DEVELOPMENT
• 3. THE PROBLEM OF STRUCTURAL EXCLUSION
• 4. STRUCTURAL EXCLUSION AS EPISTEMIC OBSTACLE
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 14: Role of Infrastructure Development to Empower Women
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
• OBJECTIVE
• DATA AND METHODOLOGY
• FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND POLICY SUGGESTIONS
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 15: Microfinance, Micro-Entrepreneurial Activities Through Self-Help Groups, and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• MICROFINANCE AND SELF HELP GROUPS: AN INDIAN SCENARIO
• ROLE OF MICROFINANCE IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS WITH MICROFINANCE
• THE MODEL
• EMPERICAL RESULTS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 16: Women's Economic Empowerment in the Developing Countries
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
• WOMEN IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
• THE PATRIACHAL SYSTEM
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 17: Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development in Kenya
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 18: Engaging Men in Women's Economic Empowerment in Butiama District, Mara Region, Tanzania
• ABSTRACT
• BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• THEORETICAL APPROACHES
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 19: Overcoming Intersectional Barriers
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THE CONTEXT: GENDER RELATIONS AND INTERSECTIONALITY IN NEPAL
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 20: Economic Empowerment of Women in Pakistan
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• METHODOLOGY
• DEFINITIONS AND MEANINGS OF THE TERMS
• APPROACHES TO WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
• WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN PAKISTAN: A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
• WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN PAKISTAN
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 21: Gender and Water
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER OBJECTIVE
• CHAPTER BACKGROUND
• EXISTING LITERATURE
• THE FRAMEWORK FOR MICROMODELING
• THE MICROMODEL OF UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
• EXAMINING IMPACT OF WAGE REVISION VIA SLUTSKY EQUATION
• FINDING: CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC LITERATURE
• LIMITATION AND SCOPE FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• APPENDIX 1
• APPENDIX 2
• Section 5: Hospitality and Tourism
• Chapter 22: Gender and Other Factors That Influence Tourism Preferences
• ABSTRACT
• GENDER, TECHNOLOGY AND TOURISM BUYING BEHAVIOUR
• THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS
• CASE STUDY: GENDER EFFECT ON OVERNIGHT SCHOOL EXCURSION DESTINATION CHOICE
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 23: “Female Charm”
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• METHODS AND METHODOLOGY
• GENDERED ORGANISATIONAL GROWTH STRATEGIES
• CONCLUSION
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 24: The Next Generation of Leaders
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND: INTERNATIONAL HOTEL CHAINS (IHCs) AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS (MNCS)
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• THREE MYTHS REGARDING FEMALE (EXPATRIATES) LEADERS IN THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
• HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A VIEW OF THE GLASS CLIFF THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE GLASS CEILING
• FUTURE RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 25: Gender Equality Policies in Indian Hotel Industry
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• FROM WOMEN TO GENDER
• DATA COLLECTION AND SAMPLE SELECTION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Section 6: Leadership
• Chapter 26: Impact of Socialized Uncertainty on Group Decision Making
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• PROBLEM STATEMENT AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• LITERATURE SYNTHESIS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 27: Is Gender Equality a Reality After a Change in the Political Agenda?
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM
• 3. INEQUALITY IN SALARIES
• 4. CAUSAL ANALYSIS FROM A DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE
• 5. PROPOSED MEASURES
• 6. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 28: Women in Global Professional Services Firms
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• TYPOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS
• CHANGING PRACTICES IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 29: Triple A Leadership Dynamics of a Self-Empowering Women Group
• ABSTRACT
• BACKGROUND
• EMPOWERMENT/SETTING THE STAGE
• GENDER EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN BOTSWANA
• CASE DESCRIPTION
• CHALLENGES FACING THE PROJECT
• FUTURE TRENDS
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 30: The Impact of Institutional Factors on Female and Male Owned Firm Financing
• ABSTRACT
• I. INTRODUCTION
• II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• III. DATA AND METHODOLOGY
• IV. RESULTS
• V. CONCLUSION AND IMPLEMENTATIONS
• REFERENCES
• Section 7: Social Media and Online Retail
• Chapter 31: Does Demographics Affect Purchase Frequency in Online Retail?
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT
• METHODOLOGY
• CONCLUSION
• MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS
• LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 32: Demographic Influences on E-Payment Services
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES
• METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX
• Chapter 33: Gender Differences in Motivations to Use Social Networking Sites
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION
• RESULTS
• IMPLICATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 34: BOLD Ideas for Creative Social Networking
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• IDEAS, EXPANSIONS, AND INVITATIONAL DISCUSSIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Section 8: STEM Fields
• Chapter 35: Gender and Self-Selection Among Engineering Students
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
• 3. DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS
• 4. SUMMARY
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 36: Engineering Education for All
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND RELATED LITERATURE
• HISTORY AND THE CULTURE
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 37: Women from Diverse Backgrounds in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Professions
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 38: Gendered Organizational Culture
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH APPROACH
• ENTRANCE TO EMPLOYMENT
• DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 39: STEM Fields and Ethnic Women in New Zealand
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS: CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND MARGINALITY
• THE DISADVANTAGED ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN NEW ZEALAND
• WOMEN IN STEM FIELDS IN NEW ZEALAND
• METHODS: DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
• FINDING AND SELECTING DOCUMENTS
• APPRAISING AND SYNTHESISING DATA
• STEM INITIATIVES IN NEW ZEALAND: PHASE 2 OF DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
• APPRAISING AND SYNTHESISING DATA INITIATIVES TARGETING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
• ORGANIZATIONAL AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
• OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
• STEM INITIATIVES TARGETING WOMEN IN GENERAL
• A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STATUS QUO
• OTHER CONTEXTUAL ISSUES FACED BY WOMEN IN GENERAL
• THE WAY FORWARD: AVENUES FOR LEVERAGING EQUITY POLICIES TARGETING ETHNIC MELAA WOMEN
• IMPLICATIONS
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• SUMMARY AND FUTURE RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS