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  African News Agency (AFROL) Gender Profile: Ethiopia

  2005

  This African News Agency (Afrol) Gender Profile argues that Ethiopia remains one of Africa's most traditional societies. Although the Ethiopian constitution provides for the equality of women, these provisions are often not applied in practice. Wife beating and marital rape are pervasive social problems.
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  Building Solidarity against Patriarchy

  2004

  Challenging patriarchal beliefs and practices in Bangladesh is a difficult task. There are many cultural values which support patriarchy in Bangladesh, centring on ideas of honour (focusing in particular on the control of women's sexuality), purdah (restrictions on women's mobility), and shame.
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  Towards Gender Equality in the Arab/Middle East Region: Islam, Culture, and Feminist Activism

  United Nations Development Programme, 2003

  Gender statistics reveal that women in the Arab region are on average more disadvantaged economically, politically, and socially than women in other regions, and certainly more so than women in regions at similar stages of economic development (e.g. Latin America, Southeast Asia, and East Asia).
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  Culture Matters. Working with Communities and Faith-Based Organisations: Case Studies from Country Programmes

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  Empowering women and meeting women's needs for education and health, including reproductive health, were identified as core development objectives at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
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  Working from within: culturally sensitive approaches in UNFPA programming

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  Changing attitudes, behaviours and laws - especially around gender relations - has proved to be a complex undertaking which demands a great deal of sensitivity to local social and cultural dynamics.
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  Hunting for Women: Bride-kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

  Taylor and Francis Group, 2004

  The possibility of being kidnapped is a daily reality for many young Kyrgyz women. Kidnapping by a group of drunk, male strangers, and forced marriage to one, is a constant and serious threat.
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  Shadow Report, Ethiopia 2003 (Executive Summary)

  Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, 2003

  This shadow report, produced by NEWA and EWLA, offers a critique of the Ethiopian government's CEDAW report by looking at three broad areas: economic and socio-cultural status of women, equality in marriage and family relations and violence against women.
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  CEDAW Combined Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of States Parties: Ethiopia

  United Nations, 2002

  Ethiopia has combined its fourth and fifth reports to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This report outlines the status of women in Ethiopia and initiatives on the part of all government and non-governmental actors to address the goals set out by CEDAW.
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  BRIDGE Report 57: Gender and Development: Frequently Asked Questions

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000

  What right do we have to interfere in other people's cultures? This is one question frequently asked of gender advocates. This collection draws together a range of popular questions and proposes possible answers. It is divided into three main sections. The first poses questions relating to gender in development more broadly that might be asked by those not familiar with the issues.
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  Policy Advocacy: The Case of Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA)

  BRIDGE, 2000

  The problem of gender-based violence is significant in Tanzania, and is increasing. The right of women to live free from such violence and their right to protection is fundamental to their citizenship - and the ways in which such protection is fought for is a demonstration of gendered citizenship practice.

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