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Women's Rights are Human Rights UN theme is Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all.

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"Women’s right to health must be enforced through access to treatment and prevention programs that allow them to persevere in their pivotal roles, and live long, productive, and fulfilling lives. As long as women continue to suffer sexual violence, whether in a situation of armed conflict or at the hands of their husbands and partners, their physical and mental health will be increasingly at risk."

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development 2010-2015

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actionforglobalhealth.eu -

This Action Plan aims to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in articular on gender equality and maternal health, as well as to contribute to attaining other international development goals related to gender equality. The Action Plan suggests actions in areas, such as the organisation of regular political meetings to assess progress on the issue, the setting up of gender databases and analysis and a stronger involvement of civil society.

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Occupied Palestinian Territory: Why Violence Against Women is Widespread

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irinnews.org -

Nahla, aged 30, from Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, said she was physically and mentally abused for more than 10 years by her husband before being granted a divorce three months ago. Fear and cultural factors prevented her from seeking help from women’s organizations. “I never tried to go to the police to complain about my husband's criminal acts, because he threatened to kill me if I did,” Nahla told IRIN. “And I never went to complain to any women’s rights organizations because I didn’t more...

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Afghan women fear loss of hard-won progress

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msnbc.msn.com -

The head-to-toe burqas that made women a faceless symbol of the Taliban's violently repressive rule are no longer required here. But many Afghan women say they still feel voiceless eight years into a war-torn democracy, and they point to government plans to forge peace with the Taliban as a prime example.Gender activists say they have been pressing the administration of President Hamid Karzai for a part in any deal-making with Taliban fighters and leaders, which is scheduled to be finalized at more...

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Gender differences in pay in African manufacturing firms

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Using matched employer-employee data collected in seven African countries, this study present comparative evidence on the magnitude of the gender wage gap in African manufacturing sectors. Finally, it studies the role of firm characteristics and job segregation across firms as potential factors explaining the gender wage gaps.

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Promoting Gender Equality through the Millennium Development Goals

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ausaid.gov.au -

The Australian Government is committed to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - agreed targets set by the world's nations to reduce poverty by 2015. The MDGs include halving extreme poverty, getting all children into school, closing the gap on gender inequality, saving lives lost to disease and lack of health care, protecting the environment and working on a global partnership for development. Gender equality is central to achieving these goals. Actively supporting more...

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Female Labor Force Participation in Urbanization Process: The Case of Turkey

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In this paper, the authors have explained the characteristics, causes and dimensions of female labor force participation in urbanization process of Turkey.

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

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oecd.org -

Investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment is vital for improving economic, social and political conditions in developing countries within the framework of sustainable development. A focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment in development co-operation is a means to enhance the total effectiveness of aid. This report is based on commitment data, which best reflect current policies by donors. A two-year average is given, as the focus and volume of commitments vary from year to more...

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Study: Median Wealth for Single Black Women: $100, Single Hispanic Women: $120, Single White Women: $41,000

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democracynow.org -

The Insight Center for Community Economic Development released a report on the gender wealth gap to mark International Women’s Day. The report found nearly half of all single black and Hispanic women have zero or negative wealth, meaning their debts exceed all of their assets. The median wealth for single black women is only $100; for single Hispanic women, $120. This compares to just over $41,000 for single white women. We speak with the chief author of the report, Mariko Lin Chang and C. more...

Added by Shambhu Ghatak on March 15, 2010

Promoting gender equality in education through mentoring

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ungei.org -

"Addressing gender inequality is a crucial aspect of any development work. This is particularly the case with regards to education. Equal access to education is the foundation for all other development goals. Not only is it a fundamental right that should be available to all children, female and male, in order to give them the best possible chance of realizing their potential and supporting themselves as independent adults, but also, a clear link has been established between educating girls and more...

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Gender Issues in Recovery

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recoveryplatform.org -

“Gender mainstreaming is a key strategy to reduce inequalities among gender groups. Mainstreaming gender into disaster management strengthens the resilience of entire communities, cuts recovery time, and leads to more efficient recovery and reconstruction. It can be achieved by taking into account the needs, concerns and capacities of gender groups in planning and implementing disaster reduction and risk management activities.”

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Gender and rights: a resource guide

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konsnet.dk -

The challenge for this guide is to explore a ‘gender and rights’ approach to development – to outline key considerations that need to be addressed if rights-based approaches are to further gender equality and gender and development initiatives are to contribute to achieving substantive rights.

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Family Systems, Political systems, and Asia’s ‘Missing Girls’

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Son preference is known to be found in certain types of cultures, that is patrilineal cultures. But what explains the fact that China, South Korea, and Northwest India manifest such extreme child sex ratios compared with other patrilineal societies? This paper argues that what makes these societies unique is that their pre-modern political and administrative systems used patrilineages to organize and administer their citizens.

Added by Zunia on March 14, 2010

Virtual Knowledge Centre to end Violence against Women and Girls

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endvawnow.org -

Virtual Knowledge Centre to end Violence against Women and Girls is a new platform launched by the United Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Bringing together existing and cumulative experience, know-how and resources from around the world, it aims to support practitioners in effective design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes.

Added by Zunia on March 14, 2010

Gender Sensitive Post-disaster Housing Construction

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recoveryplatform.org -

“Safe and secure housing is vital for women because so much of their daily lives centre around the household. Women must be centrally involved in the design, siting, and construction of local housing and community facilities because of their roles as home based workers, caregivers, and managers of domestic and natural resources.”

Added by Zunia on March 14, 2010

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