India and Gender
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- BRIDGE
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Search BRIDGE's database of gender-focused material
- The BLDS gender collection
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Search for the latest gender-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- What is the impact of space on urban poverty in India?
- P. Amis / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2003
- This paper is based on a synthesis of recent literature on poverty in India. It argues that within the context of urban poverty in India, spatial analysis does not feature prominently enough within the recent livelihoods work. This pa...
- How to encourage women in participation
- K. Muraleedharan / Eldis Participation Resource Guide, 2003
- This abstract summarises the issue and demographics of participation in local level planning in Kerala (as addressed in the main report (not online)) with particular emphasis on women. Findings include: one of th...
- Healthy decisions? Reproductive healthcare for Muslim women in India
- Maya Unnithan-Kumar / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- What influences a woman’s reproductive healthcare decisions? Men? Cultural beliefs? Money? When this vital area of public health services remains largely unused, it is time to examine attitudes to reproductive health and improve ...
- Issues for donor co-ordination in support of gender equality: building national ownership and leadership
- OECD Development Centre, 2002
- This guide presents a series of case studies examining the experience of sector wide programs in education, health and agriculture. It offers advice on how to ensure that a sector wide approach: contributes to ov...
- Toolkit for gender-sensitive approaches in sustainable development projects and programmes
- C.S. Ott / Centre for Development and Environment, Berne, 2002
- This toolkit provides a framework for main-streaming gender in rural development activities. It addresses the lack of conceptual and practical tools in the area of sustainable land management. Its modular design allows for indi...
- Regulating the informal economy
- M. Alter Chen; F. Lund; R. Jhabvala / International Labour Organization, 2002
- This paper argues that the informal economy is here to stay and requires appropriate regulations, laws and policies to correct biases in the existing regulatory, legal, and policy environment that favour formal enterprises and workers...
- Identifying trends in school attendance, literacy and gender
- V. Ramachandran / Indiasocial.org, 2003
- This is an overview of a collection of 10 case studies on backward and forward linkages that strengthen primary education. The case studies describe efforts, both voluntary and governmental, to address the reasons that specific...
- Women bear the brunt of mining operations in Indigenous Australia and abroad
- I. Macdonald; C. Rowland / Oxfam, 2002
- Provides practical examples of situations where women and children have consistently suffered disproportionately from the negative impacts of mining projects due to the policies and behaviour of the companies involved. The foll...
- Impact of supply chains on women
- Business for Social Responsibility, 2002
- Women comprise a majority of the workforce in labor-intensive manufacturing industries such as apparel, footwear, toys, electronics, food processing and house-wares. They also work extensively in the informal sector, including in agri...
- Addressing sexual health issues affecting men who have sex with men and gay men
- International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2001
- This manual, produced by the Naz Foundation India Trust, provides training modules on issues related to the sexuality and sexual health of men who have sex with men (MSM) and gay men. The training is intended for non-governmental orga...
- Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN)
- The Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN) is a Non Profit Organization working in India towards the empowerment of marginalized and excluded sections of the population, with a special focus on women.
- The Goodwill Social Work Centre
- The Goodwill Social Work Centre aims to: promote the overall development of children, youth and women in rural and urban areas in India, who are socially and economically deprived provide family-centred home-based intensive services to children, youth and women in dysfunctional families in slums and backward areas in India sensitise rural and ur...
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Development
- Developing scientific research capability in Kerala
- SAHAYOG
- SAHAYOG is a registered non-profit voluntary organisation. It was established in 1992 with the aim of promoting sustainable, participatory rural development. SAHAYOG works in the Hindi-speaking states of north India, with its headquarters in Lucknow which is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. It uses the rights based approach to tackle issues like women’s health and their rights, gender equality, vio...
- Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICCSR)
- Promoting research in Indian social sciences
- Institute of Social Studies Trust, India (ISST)
- Research organisation concerned with the promotion of social justice and gender equity
- Centre for Social Research, India (CSR)
- CSR is a leading women's institution that works at the grassroots, regional and international levels to raise women's awareness of their rights, build inroads into decision-making institutions and eliminate violence against women. The organisation’s key areas of focus include gender and social justice, violence against women, HIV/AIDS awareness, trafficking in women and children. CSR concentrates...
- Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation (MVF)
- Action against child labour in India
- Social and Development Research and Action Group (SADRAG)
- Action research and development organisation focusing on gender and socio-economic issues in India
- Sampark, India
- Organization focussing on poverty reduction and women's empowerment in India
