CAREER BARRIERS IN GHANA: EVIDENCE FROM FEMALE CIVIL SERVANTS

Career Barriers in Ghana: Evidence from Female Civil Servants

Ghanaian civil service is a classic example of a gender pyramid where top positions tend to be occupied by men, while women (more than 50%) face gender discrimination.Gender stereotypes about women are a major barrier to womens career advancement in Ghanaian civil service.Based on a series of in-depth interviews Melts with women in the Ghanaian pub

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Predicting decadal trends and transient responses of radiocarbon storage and fluxes in a temperate forest soil

Representing the response of soil carbon dynamics to global environmental change requires the incorporation of multiple tools in the development of predictive models.An important tool to construct and test models is the incorporation of bomb radiocarbon in soil organic matter during the past decades.In this manuscript, we combined radiocarbon data

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Review of recent advances in post-harvest techniques for tropical cut flowers and future prospects: Heliconia as a case-study

Aesthetic attributes and easy-to-grow nature of tropical cut flowers (TCFs) have contributedto their potential for increased production.The dearth of information regarding agronomic practices and lack of planting materials are the key hindrances against their fast expansion.Unconventional high-temperature storage requirements and the anatomy of the

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Fatty Acid Composition, Phytochemistry, Antioxidant Activity on Seed Coat and Kernel of Paeonia ostii from Main Geographic Production Areas

Paeonia ostii is an important woody oil plant cultivated in China on a large scale.Its seed oil is enriched with unsaturated fatty acids and a high content of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which are beneficial to human health.The aim of this research is to determine the qualitative traits characteristic of P.ostii seed from various production areas i

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An explorative study of the ecological design of residence architecture in Ming and Qing dynasties in Yangzhou

Presently ecologicalization has become a key aspect of architecture designs.As studies deepen, the bountiful ecological ideas and design methods represented in Chinese traditional architectural culture are increasingly valued.There remain as of today quite a few residence mansions built in Ming and Qing dynasties in Yangzhou-a city famous for its h

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