Affirmative action measures and gender equality: review of evidence, policies, and practices
dc.contributor.author | Archibong, Uduak E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Utam, Kingsley U. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-06T10:21:15Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-14T13:25:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-06T10:21:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-14T13:25:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Archibong U and Utam KU (2020) Affirmative action measures and gender equality: review of evidence, policies, and practices. In: Leal Filho W, Azul A, Brandli L et al (Eds.) Gender equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17967 | |
dc.description | Yes | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The central aim of this chapter is to describe the policy and practice of affirmative action measures. It synthesizes findings from published studies and highlights the rationale, drivers, benefits, beneficiaries, effectiveness, and impacts of affirmative action policies and practices in different countries. The chapter will discuss the possible lessons from these studies and highlight the link between affirmative action policies and practices and contributions to achieving target 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | http://doi-org-443.webvpn.fjmu.edu.cn/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_52-1 | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. The final publication is available at Springer via http://doi-org-443.webvpn.fjmu.edu.cn/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_52-1 | en_US |
dc.subject | Affirmative action | en_US |
dc.subject | Gender equality | en_US |
dc.subject | Positive action | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) | en_US |
dc.title | Affirmative action measures and gender equality: review of evidence, policies, and practices | en_US |
dc.status.refereed | Yes | en_US |
dc.date.Accepted | 2020-02-29 | |
dc.date.application | 2020-05-11 | |
dc.type | Book chapter | en_US |
dc.type.version | Accepted manuscript | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2020-07-06T09:21:21Z | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-08-14T13:25:53Z |