AICPA Work/Life and Women\u27s Initiatives 2004 Research

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2007 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State

[excerpt] The glass ceiling still looms over women executives across New York, a new Cornell study shows. Women may represent nearly half of New York\u27s workers but they comprise less than 15 percent of the total board director and executive officer positions in the 100 largest public companies headquartered in the state. That\u27s according to the first annual report on women leaders in New York published by the Women\u27s Executive Circle of New York (WECNY) in partnership with the Institute for Women and Work in Cornell\u27s ILR School

女も働き続けるべきか

はじめに : M字型就労形態の是非　1. 仕事と育児　 1.1. 女も経済的に自立すべきか?　 1.2. 専業主婦と夫の協力による子育て　 1.3. 共稼ぎ夫婦による子育て　2. 「共稼ぎ夫婦による子育て」を支える論拠　2.1. 「母性」は本能ではない　2.2. 近代の発明品としての「性別役割分業」　2.3. 乳幼児期の子供を持つ母親が働いても子供に悪影響はない　3. 「働き続ける」ことになぜそれほどこだわるのか?　3.1. 若い女性の専業主婦志向　3.2. 子育てと人間としての成長　3.3. 自己正当化　4. M字型就労形態のすすめ　4.1. 新しい夫婦関係の模索　4.2. 女性の再就職時の条件整備

Promoting your talent : a guidebook for women and their firms : new information for women in business and industry

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Promoting your talent : a guidebook for women and their firms

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From evidence to action: applying gender mainstreaming to pay gaps in the Welsh public sector

Progress on reducing gender disparities remains painfully slow, despite efforts to identify the determinants of gender pay gaps and specify size and shape. Recent studies highlight the need for a more nuanced account of the way that public policy shapes organizational responses and insights into the types of organizational practices that diminish pay disparities. In response, this research reports on an action research intervention in three large Welsh public organizations, subject to a unique statutory equality duty. Data demonstrate how an evidence‐based gender mainstreaming approach facilitated the development of a ‘no blame’ strategy, which legitimized organizational proactivity through collaborative and empowering change management processes. The research contributes to the study of gender pay gaps by demonstrating that gender mainstreaming, with facilitative local conditions and supportive public policy, shapes action on gender segregation, with particular success in women's low‐paid employment. Conclusions highlight theoretical and policy implications arising from the research

The status of women police officers: an international review

This paper reports on a survey of English-language police department websites, annual reports and other reports in order to identify key aspects of the status of women police internationally. Findings are reported for England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire, the United States, Canada, Australia (eight departments), New Zealand, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Data on the proportion of female officers were available from 18 of 23 locations, with a range between 5.1% and 28.8%. Recruit numbers were available for six locations, and ranged between 26.6% and 37.0%. Limited data on rank and deployment indicated overall improvements. Available longer-term trend data suggested that growth in female officers was slowing or levelling out. Overall, the study showed an urgent need to improve gender-based statistics in order to better inform strategies aimed at maximising the participation of women in policing

'Holistic' Community Punishment and Criminal Justice Interventions for Women

Calls for ‘holistic' responses to halt the increasing imprisonment of women are continually reiterated. Solutions are sought which aim to be both ‘gender-responsive' and ‘community-based'; however, the absence of meaningful definitions of ‘community' and ‘holistic' means that superficial responses are often put in place in response to failures of the system. Taking as an example one attempt to introduce a community-based service for women in Scotland, this article examines the challenges of implementing services that are located within ‘the community' and considers the consequences for feasible attempts to reduce the number of women in prison in Scotland and internationally

Maternal substance use and integrated treatment programs for women with substance abuse issues and their children: a meta-analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rate of women with substance abuse issues is increasing. Women present with a unique constellation of risk factors and presenting needs, which may include specific needs in their role as mothers. Numerous integrated programs (those with substance use treatment and pregnancy, parenting, or child services) have been developed to specifically meet the needs of pregnant and parenting women with substance abuse issues. This synthesis and meta-analysis reviews research in this important and growing area of treatment.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We searched PsycINFO, MedLine, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Proquest Dissertations, Sociological Abstracts, and CINAHL and compiled a database of 21 studies (2 randomized trials, 9 quasi-experimental studies, 10 cohort studies) of integrated programs published between 1990 and 2007 with outcome data on maternal substance use. Data were summarized and where possible, meta-analyses were performed, using standardized mean differences (<it>d</it>) effect size estimates.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In the two studies comparing integrated programs to no treatment, effect sizes for urine toxicology and percent using substances significantly favored integrated programs and ranged from 0.18 to 1.41. Studies examining changes in maternal substance use from beginning to end of treatment were statistically significant and medium sized. More specifically, in the five studies measuring severity of drug and alcohol use, the average effect sizes were 0.64 and 0.40, respectively. In the four cohort studies of days of use, the average effect size was 0.52. Of studies comparing integrated to non-integrated programs, four studies assessed urine toxicology and two assessed self-reported abstinence. Overall effect sizes for each measure were not statistically significant (<it>d </it>= -0.09 and 0.22, respectively).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Findings suggest that integrated programs are effective in reducing maternal substance use. However, integrated programs were not significantly more effective than non-integrated programs. Policy implications are discussed with specific attention to the need for funding of high quality randomized control trials and improved reporting practices.</p