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
- Do differences in cultural norms affect fertility behaviour?
- P. Krishnan / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- This paper examines the evidence for various explanations usually offered for the differences in fertility behaviour across regions and over time in India. Female education has been found in other research to be the single most import...
- Role of State and NGOs interventions
- L Visaria; V Poonacha; D Pandey; N Mitra / International Center for Research on Women, USA, 1999
- Based on three studies: Violence against women in India - Evidence from Rural Gujarat: an exploration of the prevalence of domestic violence against women, the correlates of violence, the forms of abuse and the reasons...
- Do women have lower earnings because of intrinsic feminine attributes or because of features of their environment?
- A. Goyal / Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2000
- In a model of household resource allocation and the labor market we show that equilibria satisfy static efficiency but are dynamically inefficient. A small difference in technology of production of the household good, or in preference...
- State policies and communication policies to alter cultural values: tools for obtaining gender equity
- M. Das Gupta; S. Lee; P. Uberoi; D. Wang; L. Wang; X. Zhang / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000
- This article deals with state policies and women's autonomy. The article starts with the proposition that state policies can enormously influence gender equity. They can mitigate cultural constraints on women's autonomy (as in China a...
- How to mobilise local institutions for a transformative feminist politics
- S. Sen / Gendernet, World Bank, 2000
- This paper explores the negotiation and conflict between patriarchy and the women's movement, and its role in the constitution of the nation-state in India. It examines two debates that have rocked the women's movement and Indian soci...
- 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
