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Several studies explore the differences in men’s and women’s labor market participation rates and wages. Some of these differences have been linked to gender disparities in education attainment and access. The present paper contributes to this literature by analyzing the relationship between the proclivity of a firm to have a female top manager and access to education among women relative to men in the country. The paper combines the literature on women’s careers in management, which has mostly focused on developed countries, with the development literature that has emphasized the importance of access to education. Using firm-level data for 73 developing countries, the analysis finds strong evidence that countries with a higher proportion of female top managers also have higher enrollment rates for women relative to men in primary, secondary, and tertiary education.

The community of development partners in the Republic of Moldova would be honored to engage in the development policy dialogue with the new Government. This briefing book from development partners is offered as a first step in such a dialogue and is solely intended to assist the new Government by providing development partners views and proposals that it can use to the extent it considers useful and relevant. These recommendations are based on Moldova s existing policy orientations as set out in the National Development Strategy Moldova 2020, its international obligations, and the Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU). Moldova made a formal commitment to accelerate the country s development by making it capital-intensive, sustainable and knowledge-driven. With a strategic framework outlining Moldova s development path in place, it is now critical to accelerate implementation of the reforms including those set out in the Association Agenda to move closer to the EU. Moldova faces significant risks in the financial sector, which should be addressed as a matter of urgency. A well-regulated and reliable banking sector is fundamental to business, people and international investors. At the same time a robust system of public financial management should be in place to ensure transparency and accountability of public finances. Moldova should develop a competitive business environment attractive to new investment. Moldova should also take advantage of new trading opportunities through effective implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

The purpose of this study was to examine what messages about health and fitness the print media, in this case SOLO Magazine and Women's Health produces. This study did also explore how readers interpreted these messages, how they relate to print and social media and how they perceive how women are portrayed in the media. This study is based on Stuart Hall's communication model encoding / decoding and includes a rhetorical text analysis and a reception study. Readers are represented in this study of two focus groups where all participants fell within the selected media's target audience, women ages 18 to 35. The study shows that SOLO Magazine and Women's Health contribute to reproduce unrealistic and stereotypical norms of femininity. Moreover, we have been able to establish that these articles whose main purpose is exercise and health, focus primarily on appearance and not the pure benefits exercise has on the overall health. Participants in the study took all possible interpretations in terms of media texts, but had overall a negotiating position toward the texts. Regarding how women are portrayed in the media, in theory they agreed that the image of women in the media was too one-dimensional but they showed great difficulties to maintain the same position in practice. The study also showed that participants had left the print media for social media, but they admitted that they nonetheless felt more trust towards the printed mainstream media than the new social media. Validerat; 20140715 (global_studentproject_submitter)