African Journal of Gender and Women Studies

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 5 (4), pp. 001-009, April, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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Gender differences in adolescents’ online shopping motivations

Huang Jen-Hung and Yang Yi-Chun*

Department of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC, Taiwan.

Accepted 21 January, 2020

Abstract

Few studies discuss gender differences in online shopping motivations among adolescents. This study was to investigate gender differences in adolescents©online shopping motivations based on utilitarian and hedonic motivations. Utilitarian motivations consist of convenience, choice, availability of information, lack of sociality, and cost saving, whereas, hedonic motivations comprise adventure, sociality, fashion, value and authority. 639 high school students in Taiwan were selected and the result indicated that male adolescents hold significantly more positive attitudes toward online shopping on utilitarian motivations (for example, convenience, lack of sociality and cost saving) than the female adolescents whereas, female counterparts put more emphasis on hedonic motivations (for example, adventure, sociality, fashion and value) on internet consumption. It suggests that, gender differences really exist in online shopping. The study provides a direction for the further research of internet marketing.

Key words: Online shopping, gender differences, utilitarian value, hedonic value, adolescents.

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 5 (4), pp. 001-012, April, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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Gender, environment and poverty linkages

Siddhartha Sarkar

Asian School of Management and Technology, India. A.C. College of Commerce, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. E-mail: [email protected].

Accepted 08 January, 2020

Abstract

Poverty-environment linkages take different forms in rural and urban contexts. In rural areas, critical issues relate to access to natural resources such as land, forests etc. and their sustainable use. In urban areas, the poverty-environment agenda centres around questions relating to the use of natural resources such as water or air as sinks for the disposal of human and industrial wastes, and their impact on the poor. For the sake of analytical clarity, this paper attempts to outline the main linkages between poverty and sustainable development by distinguishing between rural and urban contexts, in order to focus on the unique features of each in general and overview of current status of environment in Indian context in particular.

Key words: Gender, poverty, livelihood, biodiversity, environmental pollution.

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 5 (3), pp. 001-004, March, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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Gender differences in the experience of work burnout among university staff

Bola Adekola

Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected].

Accepted 19 September, 2019

Abstract

This study examined gender differences as a factor in the experience of work-burnout among University Staff. It made use of 1040 respondents (549 male and 491 female). Maslach Burnout Inventory was used as an instrument to assess the level of differences in the emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment of staff of both sexes. Three hypotheses were posited and were tested using t-test statistics. Results indicated that there is no difference in the levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation of both male and female staff. However, the mean of the scores on the reduced personal accomplishment of both sexes shows a significant difference. It was confirmed also that female staff experienced higher level of reduced personal accomplishment than their male counterparts. Implications of these results were given while recommendations were made on how best to tackle the growing phenomenon of burnout among both sexes.

Key words: Work-burnout, de-personalisation, emotional exhaustion, reduced accomplishment and gender.

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 5 (3), pp. 001-015, March, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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The relationship between work conditions and women’s socio-economic status: a global exploratory study

¹Jingqiu Guan*, ²UjvalaRajadhyaksha and ³Jerome McElroy

¹*84 Brattle Street, #369, Cambridge, MA 02138

^1/2/3Department of Business Administration and Economics, Saint Mary’s College

Accepted 05 October, 2019

Abstract

Women’s work conditions have an impact on their socio-economic status; however, because of the lack of a database of policies regarding women’s work conditions across countries, few studies have been done to establish the statistical relationships between them. In this study, multivariate regression was used to explore the relationships between these policy areas and macroeconomic indicators with a focus on women’s socio-economic status. An original Women’s Work Conditions Index (WWCI) was developed in the study to measure women’s work conditions in 192 countries. Results reveal a strong positive relationship between women’s work conditions and women’s socio-economic status and support the hypothesis that better women’s work conditions may improve their socio-economic status and may positively impact a country’s macroeconomy, such as raising the per capita GDP and the adult literacy rate, lowering the fertility rate, and both the general and female unemployment rates. Contrary to the traditional view that providing better labor protections lowers productivity, this study proves statistically that a country would be better-off if it provides better work conditions for women.

Keywords: Women’s work conditions, socio-economic status, macroeconomy, index.

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 5 (3), pp. 001-006, March, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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Impact of socio-economic and demographic characteristics on female migrants of Meherpur sadar thana at Meherpur district, Bangladesh

¹Abdur Rokib and ²Rafiqul Islam*

^1*Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

²Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Accepted 21 September, 2019

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the effects of socio-economic and demographic characteristics on female migrants. The data was collected using multi-stage sampling technique at Meherpur sadar thana at Meherpur district, Bangladesh. The logistic regression analysis has been used to determine the influential factors of migration. In this paper, it is identified that most of the female migrants are migrated due to marriage. The logistic regression analysis indicated that respondents age, age at first marriage, education status, occupation and type of family have significant effects on causes of migration among the selected variables. The risk of migration is higher times for migrants aged 20-25 years than the migrants aged less than 20 years.

Keywords: Female migrants, socio-economic factors, demographic characteristics, chi-square test, logistic regression model.

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 5 (2), pp. 001-008, February, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

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Food and nutrition insecurity, HIV/AIDS, and gendered vulnerability in Buhaya, Tanzania

Valerie Githinji

PhD Candidate, Technology and Agrarian Development (TAD), Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Email: [email protected], Phone 740.274.1458

Accepted 05 October, 2019

Abstract

This article draws on socio-cultural anthropological research conducted in a rural village in Buhaya, Tanzania, and focuses on how food and nutrition insecurity and gendered vulnerability fuel HIV/AIDS. Poverty, land insecurity and agricultural decline have increased in Buhaya, affecting men and women. However, women are the primary farmers and providers of household food and nutrition security and are more limited by their access to land and other resources including capital, economic livelihood alternatives and education. Poor women with dependents who lack adequate access to land and the ability to provide household food and nutrition security may engage in poverty-induced transactional sex as a means to secure daily food for their household. In the process they make their children, themselves and their partners vulnerable, increasing the likelihood for HIV/AIDS transmission on a larger scale. This article encourages the development and implementation of policies which acknowledge the crucial roles that women play in food and nutrition insecurity, the roles that food and nutrition insecurity play in fueling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and gendered vulnerability.

Keywords: Food and nutrition insecurity, HIV/AIDS, gendered vulnerability, Tanzania.