Barbara Leivang is a highly motivated professional educator committed to lifelong learning and with a vision for holistic and inclusive education. She fell in love with teaching when she first started to teach high school students in India and went on to teach undergraduate students in China. Barbara's current role as Teacher of Economics and Business Studies at Thames Christian School centers on fostering academic excellence and personal growth among students. With a strong foundation in Economics, she is dedicated to creating an inclusive learning environment that values diversity. Her responsibilities extend beyond the classroom as a Form Tutor, where she oversees the holistic progress of students, ensuring both their well-being and academic success.
Leveraging her expertise in communication, honed through recent professional experiences, she facilitates effective engagement with colleagues, students, and parents. This collaboration is key to nurturing a community that embraces lifelong learning and mutual respect. As a holder of Qualified Teacher Status, Barbara is committed to an educational philosophy that empowers students and prepares them for future success.
Following the enactment of the Labour Law in 1995, China's urban labour market witnessed a diverg... more Following the enactment of the Labour Law in 1995, China's urban labour market witnessed a divergence in both gender wage gap and discrimination against female workers before 2007, and thereafter a convergence in both. Contributions of endowment differentials between male and female workers to wage gap were diminishing because of the consistent improvement in the female workers' endowments. Discrimination against women, on the other hand, kept increasing and exceeded that of endowment differentials and eventually became the dominating contributor by 2002. Driven by the optimisation of female workers' endowments , the execution of new labour market legislation, the transformation of previously limitless labour supply into shortage, as well as the reform of income distribution policies, a long-term trend of convergence in both gender wage gap and discrimination has been forming. China has been striding forward into a society with more equity and justice ever since 2007. ARTICLE HISTORY
Following the enactment of the Labour Law in 1995, China's urban labour market witnessed a diverg... more Following the enactment of the Labour Law in 1995, China's urban labour market witnessed a divergence in both gender wage gap and discrimination against female workers before 2007, and thereafter a convergence in both. Contributions of endowment differentials between male and female workers to wage gap were diminishing because of the consistent improvement in the female workers' endowments. Discrimination against women, on the other hand, kept increasing and exceeded that of endowment differentials and eventually became the dominating contributor by 2002. Driven by the optimisation of female workers' endowments , the execution of new labour market legislation, the transformation of previously limitless labour supply into shortage, as well as the reform of income distribution policies, a long-term trend of convergence in both gender wage gap and discrimination has been forming. China has been striding forward into a society with more equity and justice ever since 2007. ARTICLE HISTORY
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