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
- Seropositive individuals denied health care, education and other support services in India
- S. Bharat; P. Aggleton; P. Tyrer / Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2001
- This paper reports on the findings of research examining responses to HIV and AIDS in two contrasting sites in India: Bangalore and Mumbai. The research identifies some of the ways in which people with HIV/AIDS are stigmatized and dis...
- Gender differentials in adult mortality in India
- N. Krishnaji; K.S. James / Centre For Economic And Social Studies, India, 2002
- This paper is a preliminary exploration of the trends and spatial variation in gender differentials in adult mortality in India, as also of the related rural-urban differentials. It pays particular attention to female mortality in two...
- Muslim women are among India's poorest
- S. Kazi / Minority Rights Group International, 1999
- This report argues that Muslim women are among the poorest, educationally disenfranchised, economically vulnerable, politically marginalized group in India. It further argues that their poor socio-economic status reflects a lack of so...
- Can distance learning encourage more women in Asia to participate in higher education?
- A. Kanwar; M. Taplin / Commonwealth of Learning, 2001
- The document presents a number of case studies exploring women's participation in higher education. It is noted that a number of factors have traditionally hindered women's education at this level and that distance education can addre...
- Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Asia
- E. Preble; E. Piwoz / US Agency for International Development, 2002
- In most countries in Asia, pediatric incidences of HIV/AIDS are increasing. The paper considers effective interventions which could reverse that increase, which Thailand and Cambodia have both achieved. Effective prevention of ...
- Safety nets and opportunities in South Asia
- N. Kabeer / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper aims to review literature on social protection measures in the context of India and Bangladesh. It explores whether some of the lessons learned from responses to vulnerability lend themselves to the notion of 'investment' i...
- Women in Asian fisheries
- The WorldFish Center, 2001
- This site contains documents from all speeches held at the symposium. Papers include: women in Asian fisheries: a generalist's perspective The role of networks in addressing research and development issu...
- Why gender equality and women's rights must be treated as a people's issue, not just a concern for women.
- K. Menon-Sen; A. Shiva Kumar / India Office, United Nations, 2001
- This document is an independent, analytical report commissioned by the UNand is among the first UNDAF initiatives of the UN Family. The report aims to bring issues of women's freedom and gender equality more centrally into the arena o...
- Why women are the worst affected by the stigma of AIDS
- P. Aggleton; E. Chase / Panos AIDS Programme, 2001
- Aims to assess and provide an initial analysis of the extent of perceived and enacted stigma, consider stigma in general and, more specifically, that surrounding mother-to-child transmission, and to explore what steps might be taken t...
- Is domestic violence used as a bargaining instrument in rural India?
- F. Bloch; V. Rao / Gendernet, World Bank, 2000
- In India, domestic violence is frequently used as a bargaining instrument, to extract larger dowries from a wife's family, after the marriage has taken place In this paper, Bloch and Rao examine the case of three villages in so...
- 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
