gender inequality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgenderandinequality
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gender
noun
uk/ˈdʒen.dər/us/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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inequality
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than ...
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(Definition ofgenderandinequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Incorporatinggenderinequalityinto income distribution research.
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It is likely to lead to greatergenderinequalityand generally to higher pension differentials.
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Is there a connection between religiosity and attitudes towardgenderinequality?
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There is relatively little cross-national work on the politics ofgenderinequalityin education.
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This seems odd given the inherently political nature ofgenderinequality.
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Future cohorts of women will receive less protection againstgenderinequalityunder present indexation rules.
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There is an impact ongenderinequality.
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A broad empirical analysis of the relationship between democracy andgenderinequalityin education does not exist.
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On the other hand, what is discursively cast as modern has often reproduced, rearticulated, and legitimizedgenderinequality.
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We consider next how the growth of private pension receipt has affectedgenderinequalityof income in later life.
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These principles were grounded in symbolic and organisational boundaries, which in turn were shaped by class andgenderinequality.
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Thus, although the gender gap in receipt of private pension income diminished,genderinequalityin the amount received widened.
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This pattern contributes togenderinequalityand to undervaluing care as a marginal activity, hidden in private life.
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But its consideration ofgenderinequalityremains low compared to inequality deriving from race, poverty or social exclusion.
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This enables conclusions to be drawn about the role of different kinds of welfare state in relation togenderinequality.
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However,genderinequalityin the amount received had widened and the relative advantage of different occupational groups had changed.
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Genderinequalityin education is costly and undermines development.
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Genderinequalityis a significant determinant of poverty.
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The second issue, of course, isgenderinequalityat work.
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Yet such aspects of ' inequality in old age ' are scarcely dealt with in the volume, apart from some discussion ofgenderinequality.
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It successfully retained family centred welfare provision andgenderinequalityin informal care work, and ensured formal care services were residual.
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This did not putgenderinequalityat the forefront of its campaigns but sought rather to reform society through the dedicated philanthropic effort of women.
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The final chapters in the book explore the role of government in supporting care-giving and the inter-relationship between care-giving andgenderinequality.
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Among the articles that the first of these parts considers and explores are individuality and relatedness, how marital status influences patterns ofgenderinequality.
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