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Analysis of Kyrgyz Women's Opinions Released By D3

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VIENNA, Virginia, August 31, 2010 – D3 Systems has released its survey-based analysis of differences in the conditions and attitudes of women in the Talas region, where the April 2010 violence broke out, compared to women from other regions of Kyrgyzstan. The paper explores female perceptions on issues surrounding participation in government, gender barriers to health care, and the socio-economic status of women.In a society which has experienced recent protests and inter-ethnic violence, more...

Added by Nelson Gunter on September 03, 2010

Evaluation Report: UNIFEM’s Work on Gender-Responsive Budgeting

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Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) has become an internationally acknowledged tool for supporting implementation of commitments towards achieving gender equality and the realization of women’s rights. This evaluation critically examines how UNIFEM can further influence the achievement of gender equality through national budgetary processes and uses the criteria of relevance, effectiveness and sustainability to analyze data.

Added by Zunia on August 31, 2010

A Human Rights Approach To Localising The ‘MDGs’ Through Gender Equitable Local Development

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This paper is therefore concerned with the principles of human rights based approach to development (HRBAD) - their application through the filter of the MDGs, and the challenge of achieving the MDGs at the local level, through local government and public expenditure management (PEM) – the key to Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD).

Added by Zunia on August 31, 2010

Gender and Value Chain Development

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The overall purpose of this study is to examine which gender issues are important when and where in value chains – based on findings of existing evaluations complemented by other relevant studies. The focus in this report is on development interventions that explicitly or implicitly employ a value chain approach. Coverage is not limited to interventions targeting only women, but will also include evaluations and lessons learned from more generic value chain interventions insofar as they address more...

Added by Zunia on August 31, 2010

Natural Resource Managment :The Impact of Gender and Social Issues

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This book reveals how innovation in natural resource management can contribute to rural poverty reduction. Drawing from research throughout eastern and southern Africa, the contributing authors present a synthesis of lesson from both policy and practice. They look at various multi-stakeholder approaches to natural resource management, showing which ones have worked and why. They describe how researchers and development practitioners navigate the dynamics of complex socio-ecological systems. more...

Added by Zunia on August 31, 2010

Community of practice in building referral systems for women victims of violence

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Violence against Women (VAW) is an extreme manifestation of pervasive discrimination against women and girls. It is prevalent in all countries, rich and poor, and is an obstacle to reaching many development goals including the Millennium Development Goals. It is a violation of human rights and threatens the rights, health, and well-being of women and girls and can only be eliminated by promoting women‟s equality and empowerment, and ensuring that women‟s human rights are fulfilled and more...

Added by Zunia on August 31, 2010

Does social capital build women’s assets?

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This paper investigates the long–term impact of agricultural technologies, disseminated using different implementation modalities, on men’s and women’s asset accumulation in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected in 1996–97 to examine the effects of the adoption of new vegetable varieties and polyculture fishpond management technologies on household resource allocation, incomes, and nutrition, and a followup survey was conducted ten years later. We make three types of comparisons using nearest more...

Added by IFPRI Gender on August 30, 2010

Educated and unemployed: For young women in developing countries, global crisis is personal

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In the latest report on “Global Trends of Youth Employment,” the International Labor Organization (ILO) found evidence of an increasing gender disparity in unemployment rates in developing countries. The agency expresses concern that policies against gender discrimination are being neglected in efforts to encourage the global economic recovery.

Added by Zunia on August 30, 2010

In the midst of loss, Kabul’s women write on life and love

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Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP), is a writing program that offers a rare look into the everyday thoughts of women whose lives have been wrought with conflict, loss, and pain. The voices of the AWWP represent the small fraction of the country’s literate women and a fortunate few at that. They are part of the 1.8 million of Afghanistan’s 29 million citizens who have regular electricity. Setting aside the luxury of Internet access, the United Nations estimates only 15 percent of Afghan women more...

Added by Zunia on August 30, 2010

Taxation and Gender Equity

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Around the world, there are concerns that many tax codes are biased against women, and that contemporary tax reforms tend to increase the incidence of taxation on the poorest women while failing to generate enough revenue to fund the programs needed to improve these women’s lives. Because taxes are the key source of revenue governments themselves raise, understanding the nature and composition of taxation and current tax reform efforts is key to reducing poverty, providing sufficient revenue more...

Added by Zunia on August 30, 2010

Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda

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This 73-page report describes frequent abuse and discrimination by strangers, neighbors, and even family members against women and girls with disabilities in the north. Women interviewed for the report said they were not able to get basic provisions such as food, clothing, and shelter in camps for displaced persons or in their own communities. The research was conducted in six districts of northern Uganda – a region recently emerging from over two decades of brutal conflict between the rebel more...

Added by Zunia on August 30, 2010

Gender guidelines for mine action programmes

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The new Guidelines include lessons learned and best practices from around the world in gender mainstreaming in the domain of mine action as well as updated check-lists for the field personnel to use.

Added by Zunia on August 29, 2010

Addressing Gender to Improve Health

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This fact sheet highlights how PATH integrates gender across its programmatic activities.Increasing evidence has highlighted the critical role and impact of gender inequity on health outcomes. It affects a person’s vulnerability to illness, access to health resources, and ability to negotiate healthy practices. Reinforcing gender equity and addressing harmful gender norms in families, communities, and health systems are therefore essential strategies for improving overall health for women, men, more...

Added by Zunia on August 26, 2010

What Works for Women and Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions

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What Works for Women and Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions is a comprehensive review of successful HIV programming for women and girls that includes data from 455 interventions in over 90 countries.With women now making up half of those living with HIV worldwide, there is increasing interest among governments and donors in addressing the needs of women and girls in the global AIDS pandemic and supporting women as agents of change.

Added by Zunia on August 26, 2010

UNIFEM’s Partnerships with Regional Organizations to Advance Gender Equality

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This evaluation analyzes UNIFEM's Partnerships with Regional Organizations to Advance Gender Equality. The report's main objectives are to better understand the context and parameters of UNIFEM's partnerships with regional organizations, determine how partnerships contribute to institutional change and progress towards gender equality, to provide information that contributes to a more systematic and effective approach to partnerships and to identify opportunities, challenges, good practices and more...

Added by Zunia on August 25, 2010

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