Memòria justificativa del treball realitzat durant l’estada al departament de Women`s Studies (Universitat de Wisconsin-Madison )

Projecte de recerca elaborat a partir d’una estada al departament de Women’s Studies de la Universitat de Wisconsin, Estats Units, entre agost i novembre del 2007. Aquesta recerca està directament relacionada amb el desenvolupament d’una tesi doctoral sobre la socialització de les dones víctimes de violència de gènere. En el transcurs d’aquesta estada es van analitzar investigacions de qualitat científica sobre socialització de les dones víctimes de violència de gènere realitzades als Estats Units; es va participar en jornades, seminaris i conferències sobre violència de gènere; i es van recollir recursos i mesures, proposats per diferents moviments socials, per atendre a les víctimes i prevenir la violència de gènere. Entre els resultats obtinguts de la recerca cal destacar que les investigacions més recents sobre violència de gènere coincideixen en afirmar que es tracta d’una problemàtica vinculada als nostres aprenentatges socials. Trobem un gran nombre de recerques que han treballat sobre les causes per les quals les dones romanen en relacions de violència o reincideixen. Generalment aquestes son causes estructurals (factors econòmics, fills o filles en comú, falta de recolzament social, etc.), o bé emocionals (el fet d’estar enamorades). Aquestes recerques mostren un buit, el qual serà treballat en una tesi doctoral, un cop superades les barreres estructurals quins son els motius que dificulten la finalització de la relació de violència? Quins aspectes hem de treballar per trencar els vincles afectius i l’enamorament?

Women at home, at school and in the factory. The particular discourse of domesticity done by the Spanish Escuela Economista (1861-1909)

The texts by the Spanish Economist School (second half of the 19th century) contain an assessment of the role of women in the economy and society that is transgressor in front of the prevailing discourse that defended a unique and exclusive role for all women: being at home and a mother. Most members of that economic trend defended female work in the factories, basing themselves on wage arguments and even asked for a professional training for those who in many cases could not even write and read for the fact of being a woman. The texts of those economists give new ideas about the economic and social role of women in a Spain dominated by a discourse that denied the necessity of female work for the working families.

Selection bias and unobservable heterogeneity applied at the wage equation of European married women

This paper utilizes a panel data sample selection model to correct the selection in the analysis of longitudinal labor market data for married women in European countries. We estimate the female wage equation in a framework of unbalanced panel data models with sample selection. The wage equations of females have several potential sources of.

La qualitat informativa de les agències a Catalunya. Comparativa entre EFE, Europa Press y ACN

Anàlisi de la qualitat informativa de les tres agències amb implantació a Catalunya – EFE, Europa Press i ACN – a través d’un estudi de la seva història, dels seus llibres d’estil i d’un anàlisi ortogràfic, gramàtic i lèxic de les notícies que publiquen.

Start-up conditions and the performance of women – and men- controlled businesses in manufacturating industries

Recent research on the economic performance of women-controlled firms suggests that their underperformance may not result from differences in the managerial ability of women as compared to men, but it can be the result of different levels of start-up resources. Using accounting data, this paper examines the effects that selected start-up conditions have on the economic performance observed in a sample of 4450 Spanish manufacturing firms. The results indicate significant differences regarding the initial conditions, showing lower levels of assets and number of employees what have implications on the economic performance of women-controlled firms.

The participation of women in peace processes: the other tables

This paper argues that women’s absence in peace processes cannot be explained by their alleged lack of experience in dialogue and negotiation, but by a serious lack of will to include them in such important initiatives of change. Women have wide ranging experience in dialogue processes including many war and post-war contexts, but there has been a deliberate lack of effort to integrate them in formal peace processes. After introducing the research framework, the paper addresses women’s involvement in peace, and analyzes the role played by women in peace processes, through the cases of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland. The paper concludes that peace processes are as gendered as wars, and for that reason gender has to be a guiding line for including women in peace processes.