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- Moldova
  
  People
  
  Population 3.8 mln
  
  Population growth -1%
  
  Life expectancy 69 years
  
  Net migration -250,000
  
  Economy
  
  GDP $4.4 bln
  
  - per capita $1,156
  
  - growth rate 3%
  
  FDI, net inflows $0.49 bln
  
  Infrastructure
  
  Cellphone users 49%
  
  Internet users 18%
  
  High-tech exports 5%
  
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Universal Access for Women and Girls

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Accelerating Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support for Female Sex Workers and Wives of Migrant Men.As part of the global initiative Universal Access for Women and Girls (UA Now!) to improve and achieve universal access to HIV prevention and treatment services for women, ICRW implemented a research study to expand the evidence base on access to services for two key populations in India: female sex workers and wives of migrant men in Pune, Maharashtra, and Ganjam, Orissa, more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

Connectivity How Mobile Phones, Computers and the Internet Can Catalyze Women's Entrepreneurship

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This study examines how access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the economic opportunities available to poor and low-income women in India by promoting their entrepreneurial activity. What types of initiatives support small and medium enterprises for women, and through which ICTs? What factors shape a positive connection between ICTs and women’s business success? What barriers have been lifted and what opportunities realized? What types of impact more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 28, 2012

Allowing Men to Care

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In South Africa, men are increasingly rejecting widespread stereotypes of manhood by stepping forward to challenge gender roles that compromise their well-being and the health of their partners and their families. This case study documents the Sonke Gender Justice Network’s Fatherhood project, which was designed to reduce HIV transmission and address related problems, such as gender-based violence, women’s overwhelming burden of care, and the preponderance of children in need of care and more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 15, 2012

Bridges to Adulthood : Understanding the Lifelong Influence of Men's Childhood Experiences of Violence

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Great numbers of men report experiencing violence as children and these experiences have significant lifelong effects, according to the new analysis of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) dataset included in this report. Adult men who were victims or witnesses of domestic violence as children, for instance, likely come to accept violence as a conflict-resolving tactic not only in intimate partnerships but also in their wider lives. Experiences of violence as children can more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 29, 2012

Girls' Education, Empowerment, and Transitions to Adulthood

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This paper makes a case for why leveraging education to facilitate girls’ transitions to healthy, safe and productive adulthood is the single most important development investment that can be made. This document provide guidance on how we can build on past progress, forge more productive alliances and redouble our efforts to ensure that all girls in the developing world have the opportunity to obtain a quality, relevant education. In order to do this, development practice must shift to more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 05, 2012

Women's Demand for Reproductive Control

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Millions of women each year experience unintended pregnancies, and millions more have unmet need for family planning. One of the persistent gaps in knowledge is the role of gender barriers that women face in defining and achieving their reproductive intentions. This paper provides a gender analysis of women’s demand for reproductive control. This analysis illuminates how the social construction of gender affects fertility preferences, unmet need, and the barriers that women face to using more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 04, 2012

Violence Against Women in Melanesia and Timor-Leste

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This report builds on an earlier report published in 2008 by the Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) of AusAID that assessed current approaches to addressing violence against women and girls in five of Australia’s partner countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste.In 2011, AusAID commissioned the International Center for Research on Women to undertake a follow-up study to take stock of what has happened with regard to the three key strategies for advancing more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 24, 2012

Building support for gender equality among young adolescents in school

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This report shares evaluation results from the 3-year (2008-2011) Gender Equity Movement in Schools (GEMS) programme, which the International Center for Research on Women's (ICRW) implemented in Goa, Kota, and Mumbai, India, in an effort to explore the potential for school-based curricula to influence the formation of more gender-equitable attitudes and norms among adolescents. As detailed in the report, GEMS consisted of a week-long campaign and group education activities (GEA), which used more...

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D C on February 15, 2012

Catalyzing Growth in the Women-Run Small and Medium Enterprises Sector (SMEs) Evaluating the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative

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ICRW conducted an evaluation of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative in India to identify early results of the program on women entrepreneurs’ business skills, practices and growth. 10,000 Women, launched in 2008, aims to provide 10,000 women who run small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with high-quality business and management skills training. Research shows that these women are often underserved, in terms of access to business or management training and entrepreneurial networks, more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 01, 2012

Risky Business Made Safer

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In Zambia's border towns and commercial corridors, the HIV prevalence rate has been spiked due to an increasingly transient population. In response, the Corridors of Hope program works in border towns and corridor communities to promote HIV prevention and testing efforts to the general population and among at-risk groups.

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Moushumi Biswas on March 08, 2012

Earning Their Way to Healthier Lives

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A complex matrix of factors, such as low literacy, early sexual initiation, and limited economic opportunities, increases the vulnerability of women to HIV infection in Mozambique. The Women First program addresses the role that poverty and lack of access to health information play in the spread of HIV through legal rights and income-generating activities.

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Moushumi Biswas on February 09, 2012

An Action Guide for Gender Equality in National HIV Plans Catalyzing Change Through Evidence-based Advocacy

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This action guide describes a process through which countries can identify strengths and gaps in national strategies, policies and action plans to address gender equality as a social driver of HIV; collaborate with stakeholders to generate and advocate for practical solutions; and develop and advocate recommendations for improvement. Based on ICRW's experience in Cambodia and Uganda, the guide offers lessons and tools that will enable others to replicate similar processes in other countries.

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Moushumi Biswas on December 01, 2011

Delaying Marriage for Girls in India Formative Research to Design Interventions for Changing Norms

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This study examines the social norms surrounding child marriage, positive role models, community engagement and government-led efforts to prevent the practice in the states of Rajasthan and Bihar, which have some of the highest prevalence rates of early marriage in the country. Findings reveal that deeply entrenched norms are slowly changing through promising interventions to delay marriage and encourage girls’ education. The report also makes recommendations toward the development of an more...

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Moushumi Biswas on September 11, 2011

Building Support for Gender Equality Among Young Adolescents in School

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Gender socialization of both boys and girls begins early, and it is important to initiate change processes at a young age to shape attitudes and transform behaviors. This research brief summaries key findings from the Gender Equity Movement in Schools program or GEMS, a school-based intervention that promotes gender equality by encouraging equal relationships between girls and boys, examining the social norms that define men’s and women’s roles, and questioning the use of violence. The GEMS more...

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Moushumi Biswas on August 18, 2011

Gender Equity Movement in Schools

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The Gender Equity Movement in Schools (GEMS) program aims to promote gender equality among adolescents in school settings by encouraging equal relationships between girls and boys, examining the social norms that define men’s and women’s roles, and questioning the use of violence. The main components of GEMS are group education activities (GEA) and a campaign. The campaign is a week-long series of events, including games, competitions, debates and short plays, aimed at reaching out to students. more...

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Moushumi Biswas on September 25, 2011

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