as Powell “The citizen women of Sparta were believed to lead unusual lives by Greek standards.” As stated by Lycurgus in the Great Rhetra women of Sparta were aware of their role in society in regards to staying healthy and fit to produce healthy offspring as well as partaking in the running of the economy. Women in Sparta were treated with the utmost respect‚ as they were an essential element in the ancient warrior society. Spartan women enjoyed much more freedom then women from the other polis (Greek
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Hire a Woman: the Advantage of Female Leadership Scholars of management‚ politics‚ history and psychology have attempted all best to identify the essential part of leadership since classical times In last decade‚ the female leadership has attracted increasing attention in academic circles since in business practice there has emerged a new era for female leaders (Sharpe‚ R.‚ 2000; Eagly‚ A. H. &Carli‚ L.L.‚ 2003). Women has much potential to play more important role in firms in particular the
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Shodh‚ Samiksha aur Mulyankan (International Research Journal)—ISSN-0974-2832 Vol. II‚ Issue-9-10 (Oct.-Nov.-2009) 13 Women Entrepreneurship In India (Problems‚ Solutions & Future Prospects of Development) Research Paper—Commerce & Management Entrepreneurship Meaning:-The origin of the basic word “Entrepreneurship” is from a French word “Entreprendre”‚ where it cradled and originally meant to designate an organizer of certain musical or other entertainments. The Oxford English Dictionary
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PROMOTING I NNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PROMOTING WOMEN ’ S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT United Nations Development Programme 304 East 45th Street New York‚ NY www.undp.org/women/ September 2008 ISBN 978-92-1-136228-5 PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 25‚ 2008: MDG3 – GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN – A PREREQUISITE FOR ACHIEVING ALL MDGs BY 2015 United Nations Development Programme GOAL 1: ERADICATE EXTREME
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Running head: WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP Women in Leadership Baker Center for Graduate Studies Submitted by For Dr. P. Karbon BUS 685 Dynamics of Leadership May 1‚ 2007 CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased
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subcontinent brought purdah to Indian society. Among the Rajputs of Rajasthan‚ the Jauhar was practised. In some parts of India‚ the Devadasis or temple women were sexually exploited. Polygamy was widely practised‚ especially among Hindu Kshatriya rulers.[23] In many Muslim families‚ women were restricted to Zenana areas of the house. In spite of these conditions‚ some women became prominent in the fields of politics‚ literature‚ education and religion.[7] Razia Sultana became the only woman monarch to have ever
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Women ’s Studies International Forum 34 (2011) 329–334 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Women ’s Studies International Forum j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. e l s ev i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / w s i f Female entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates: Legislative encouragements and cultural constraints Valerie Priscilla Goby ⁎‚ Murat Sakir Erogul College of Business Sciences‚ Zayed University‚ P.O. Box 19282‚ Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates synopsis Onlookers from
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Women in the workplace Today‚ we live in a society where men as well as women are working together in the workplace setting. Moreover‚ you see women working as Judges‚ Lawyers‚ Doctors‚ and even hard labor such as Construction workers just to name a few. Women are dominating a lot of these fields as time permits however‚ the gender inequality between and men and women is a major issue. One of the issues with this gender gap is wages and income. On average in 2010‚ women only made 77 cents to
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Women Training Programme for Effective Participation & Leadership Role within Governance Structures Introduction Women participation and leadership role in governance is imperative to good governance to ensure (i) demographic representation and participation of communities in legislative and policy making processes; (ii) representative articulation of needs towards human development; and (iii) contribution [pic]to government effectiveness and accountability. Although there has been an improvement
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Women‚ HRM and Equal Opportunities DISADVANTAGES FACED BY WOMEN Women face disadvantages in countries all around the world. These include vertical and horizontal segregation‚ glass ceiling‚ pay gaps etc. Horizontal Segregation Horizontal segregation concerns the clustering of women into certain occupation categories‚ in particular the healthcare sector‚ nursing‚ teaching‚ hotels and catering and retailing. Vertical Segregation Vertical segregation on the other hand concerns the clustering
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