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Gender Gap in Human Capital Development within Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Analysis of Igbo Society

This qualitative study of Igbo society reveals that indigenous business mentorship structures systematically hinder female entrepreneurial human capital development by enforcing prolonged training timelines, mandatory male-residency requirements, and patrilineal wealth transmission practices that conflict with socio-cultural expectations of women's roles and safety.

Elizabeth Ibukunoluwa OLOWOOKERE, Dare Omonijo, Nuraini Yusuf ABDULRAHMAN2026-06-30
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The behavioral is political: Women’s Representation in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior in Mexico

This study examines women's participation in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior in Mexico through a documentary analysis of major scientific societies, revealing that while female involvement has progressed, significant gender asymmetries persist, particularly in leadership and decision-making roles.

Gabriela E. López-Tolsa, Cinthia M. Hernández-Escalante, Gloria Ochoa-Zendejas, Brissa Gutiérrez2026-06-30
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Governing Artificial Intelligence Through Institutional Readiness: An Institutional Readiness Theory Explanation of Governance Alignment, Adaptive Capability, and Implementation Stability

This paper argues that the instability of Artificial Intelligence implementation across various sectors stems from institutional readiness challenges rather than technological limitations, proposing a Readiness Spine framework grounded in Institutional Readiness Theory to address responsibility–capability imbalances through governance alignment, adaptive capacity, and dual accountability.

Julius Peter Kinyera2026-06-30
📄 social_science

Childcare as Gender-Responsive Labor Infrastructure for Low-Wage Women: A Scoping Review

This scoping review reframes childcare as essential gender-responsive labor infrastructure, arguing that accessible, affordable, and flexible care services are central to enabling low-wage women's employment and decent work, while highlighting significant gaps in research regarding informal, migrant, and shift-working populations.

Ahmad Nizar Hilmi, Adam Jamal, Lili Nur Indah Sari, Revienda Anita Fitrie2026-06-30
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Living with Algorithms: Human-AI Assemblages and Ethical Governance in West African Pastoral Conflict

This study demonstrates that in West African pastoral conflict zones, the effectiveness of AI-assisted governance depends less on technical optimization and more on ethical legitimacy, as evidenced by findings that algorithmic bias against herder communities and declining system precision can be significantly mitigated through participatory safeguards and hybrid tribunals.

Reza Eslamipoor, I Malachi2026-06-30
📄 social_science

Mini Review of Structural Inequities in Public Library Funding, Spatial Access, and Digital Inclusion

This mini review synthesizes evidence from 21 studies to demonstrate how structural inequities in funding, spatial access, and digital infrastructure systematically disadvantage low-income, rural, and minority communities, revealing that achieving genuine information equity requires systemic reform beyond incremental funding adjustments.

Rendy Afriza Oktaviano, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin2026-06-30
📄 social_science

Neighborhood Disparities in Access to Information Resources: Measuring and Mapping Public Libraries Funding and Service

This mini-review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2000 to 2024 to demonstrate that public library funding and services are systematically stratified by neighborhood socioeconomic status, race, and geography, creating compounded disadvantages for low-income and minority communities that exacerbate educational and social inequities while highlighting critical gaps in policy evaluation and future research directions.

Rendy Afriza Oktaviano, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin2026-06-30
📄 social_science

Evaluating Inequities in Information Access: An Analysis of Public Library Funding and Services Across Neighborhoods

This narrative review synthesizes evidence demonstrating that public library resources and services are disproportionately allocated away from lower-income, rural, and minority neighborhoods due to socioeconomic predictors and ostensibly neutral policies, while highlighting the need for advanced geospatial modeling and longitudinal studies to address these structural inequities.

Rendy Afriza Oktaviano, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin2026-06-30