This study seeks to investigate gender inequality in the Spanish’s official music charts from 2008 to 2020, using a quantitative methodology. The dataset comprises 1300 entries sourced from Promusicae’s official charts, evenly divided between albums and singles. Firstly, this analysis evaluates the frequency of artist representation; secondly, it a...
We examine the speed of advancements and exits of female executive directors vis‐à‐vis comparable men. In line with recent research, we suggest that women are likely to experience an apparent gender‐based advantage in the form of lower age at the time of their first‐ever executive director appointment. However, we argue that this advantage may be t...
(1) Hidden workers include those who are unemployed or underemployed or discouraged workers. This study analyses the probabilities of becoming a hidden worker between males and females in three age groups (youth, young adults, and mid-life) and identifies the extent to which these factors explain the gender gap among hidden workers in Australia. (2...
Despite ongoing efforts in Europe to tackle discrimination against women in the labor market and societal roles, gender inequality remains entrenched. This study shifts focus from the design of pension systems to explore other key factors impacting women’s careers. By examining life cycle demographics, career paths, and childcare support systems, w...
The literature on lottery gambling shows that players do not select numbers randomly, a phenomenon which is called conscious selection. Mainly, players prefer "small" numbers (less than thirty), either because of the existence of small lucky numbers or because they are victims of the so-called birthday-number effect. Because lotto games are parimut...
A gender gap in mobility, although with different levels, exists everywhere. Several factors are linked to this gap, such as females’ daily schedules and duties, economic aspects, or preferences. Women’s personal risk perception and its counterpart, i.e., actual (in)security in the transportation system, are related aspects as well. This research f...
Published in Frontiers in Education
Introduction Gender stereotypes considerably influence human behavior, creating gaps between men and women in higher education. Society faces the challenge of preventing the loss of human talent in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines and Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). However, it remains unclear which factors...
Published in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
Medical and mental health conditions have a reciprocal relationship, with each impacting the other. Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) is a sub-speciality that addresses psychiatric comorbidities in the general hospital system and positively impacts hospital resources through its service aspects of 'consultation' and 'liaison'. This multi-facete...
The hedge fund (HF) industry is known to be one of the most unequal professional fields when it comes to gender. This study quantifies and confirms this severe gender gap, which appears to be persistent or even widening in recent years. We assess whether performance and risk differences explain this gap by comparing samples of woman-managed HFs vs....
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
Software engineers may experience burnout, which is often caused by the anxieties and stresses of the workplace. Understanding the well-being and resilience practices of software engineers and evaluating their knowledge of mental health is one factor to understand our current, diverse, multi-generational workplaces. Here, we present preliminary res...
