The gender gap in education that has long favored men reversed for young adults almost all high and middle-income countries. In 2010, the proportion of women aged 25-29 with a college was higher than more 139 countries which altogether represent 86% world's population. According to recent population forecasts, will have nearly every country world by 2050, exception only few African West Asian (KC et al. 2010). reversal major implications composition marriage markets, assortative mating,...

Abstract Households are core units of social organization and reproduction, yet, compared to other areas demographic research, we have limited understanding their basic characteristics across countries. Using data from 793 time points 156 countries in the new CORESIDENCE database, this article provides a comprehensive analysis global household size composition trends. The findings reveal that despite significant international variations size, ranging 1.8 Denmark 8.4 Senegal, there is...

Newly released census microdata reveal the nearly worldwide and substantial decline in educational hypergamy (women marrying men with higher attainment) across 56 countries from 1970s to 2000s. We examine extent which observed decrease is connected rise female attainment. Our results show that an enduring form of gender inequality union formation examined but it has been decreasing over last few decades some reversed recent years. Overall, we find a strong association between differences...

The dramatic shift from marriage to cohabitation during the last four decades in most Latin American countries, even among upper social strata, begs question as living arrangements of cohabiting couples and single mothers. new “Family Interrelationships Variables” IPUMS samples censuses facilitated construction an enlarged LIPRO typology. classifies individuals with respect types households which they are living. results indicate that women mothers aged 25 29 frequently found their parental...

Abstract The CORESIDENCE Database (CoDB) represents a significant advancement in the field of family studies, addressing existing data gaps and facilitating comprehensive analysis households’ composition living arrangements at national subnational levels. This article introduces CoDB, developed for ERC project Intergenerational Coresidence Global Perspective: Dimensions Change. database draws on global-scale individual microdata from four main repositories household surveys, encompassing...

El artículo analiza cómo han evolucionado las desigualdades de género a partir dos encuestas sobre el uso del tiempo llevadas cabo por Instituto Nacional Estadística en 2002-2003 y 2009-2010. En primer lugar se analizan los cambios características parejas nivel descriptivo. esta primera parte observa una disminución así como un incremento con asociadas valores más igualitarios, entre que destacan la ocupación mejor educación femenina. segundo contrasta si existe evolución temporal hacia...

Abstract Objective This study examined the differences in child and adolescent time use across following three countries with distinct policy cultural regimes: Finland, Spain, United Kingdom. Background Studying children's cross‐nationally is urgent to better understand how societal contexts influence daily lives ways that affect their future lifestyles, development, identity formation. Yet previous studies have largely omitted this important question. Method The used 2009 015 time‐diary...

This study used 2009–2015 time-diary data to examine gender differences in daily activities among children and adolescents aged 10–17 Finland, Spain the UK ( N = 3517). In all three countries, boys were significantly more involved screen-based exercising girls domestic work, non-screen educational personal care. Gender socializing time only significant UK, with than boys. gaps within countries largest work (UK: 60%; Finland: 58%; Spain: 48%) 57%; 36%; 27%), followed by 35%; 34%; 18%) 31%;...

This study uses largescale cross-national time-diary data from the Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) (N = 201,972) covering period 2005 to 2015 examine gender differences in time use by age groups. The compares ten industrialized countries across Asia, Europe, and North America. In all countries, are smaller personal care, sleeping meals, followed leisure (including screen-based active leisure), largest housework, care work paid activities. Gender disparities higher South Korea, Hungary,...

The aim of this study was to explore the viability dual production poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and exopolysaccharides (EPS) by seven microbiomes rich in cyanobacteria. Our initial experiments involved screen for EPS-producing candidates examine impact salinity acetate on EPS synthesis. Salinity's known influence acetate's role enhancing PHB guided our parameter selection. Surprisingly, neither introduction an external carbon source (acetate) nor exposure abiotic stressor (salt)...

Drawing on activity theory of aging, we examined whether solitary activities may be associated with negative well-being, as they reflect social isolation. Using American Time Use Surveys, information "with whom" individuals engaged in over a 24 hr period, created measures capturing days and to understand their prevalence associations well-being. At the daily level, between proportion day life satisfaction. engaging an alone versus others emotional state during activity. Solitary higher spent...

This study analyses how the daily activities of children and adolescents differ by parents' work schedules, using data from '2009–10 Spanish Time Use Survey' (N = 913). Spain is an interesting institutional context for its widespread evening-work culture, combined with inflexible gendered work-family arrangements. Results imply that time availability, family resources, gender roles significantly influence children's activities. Multivariate linear regression models reveal parental evening...

Tot i que la incorporació de dona al món laboral trenca amb el principi més elemental del model familiar tradicional, algunes les característiques d'aquest segueixen vigents. Per abordar detall aquesta vigència, a partir l'Enquesta d'ús temps 2002-2003, l'article compara repartiment quotidià té lloc en parelles doble ingrés on només treballa l'home. Aquesta comparació permet concloure que, tot els homes ja no són únics sustentadors ni dones úniques cuidadores, continua sent tendència...

In most Western countries, there is clear evidence of a reduction and even reversal the gender gap in education. However, are doubts about effect this on family life its impact distribution roles within couples. Using data from Spanish time use survey 2009–10, paper explores whether improved education women translating to better occupations higher incomes it related more egalitarian roles. The greater human capital that developing as result their being wasted because not reflected positions...

The use of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) as candidate medicines for treating a variety pathologies is based on their qualities either progenitors the regeneration damaged tissue or producers number molecules with pharmacological properties. Preclinical product development programmes include well characterized cell populations proof efficacy and safety studies before testing in humans. In field orthopaedics, an increasing translational sheep vivo test system because...