Gender inequality, culture, and institutions

• Main Authors: Nasri Mohamed Rahim, Denise, Josephine Sabine Florence, Muhammad Iqbal Ibrahim
• Other Authors: James Ang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women; DRNTU::Humanities::Religions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73519
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We analyze the impact of culture and institutions on gender inequality attitudes in areas such as education, politics, and employment for women. Culture is represented by family ties and religiosity, constructed from the World Values Survey (WVS). Institutions are proxied by the stock of democracy,...