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    Children: Facts and Figures

    BRIDGE, 1999
    Tables of key statistics on gender and children covering: the annual death rate of 2-5 year olds by sex; gender gaps in the classroom; school achievement; and the risks to physical, social and emotional well-being of early marriage.
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    The Girls Report: What We Know and Need to Know About Growing Up Female

    National Council for Research on Women, 1998
    How do girls in the United States (U.S.) meet adolescent challenges' Large- scale national studies suggest that they are as likely as boys to smoke, have inadequate access to sports, are twice as likely as boys to suffer depression and are often subjected to violence.
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    Situaci¢n de las Mujeres en Am?rica Latina y el Caribe

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1998
    Gender profiles for all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are available on the ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) website managed by its gender unit. Each profile is relevant to a specific country and is composed of quantitative data concerning population and health, education, household and the family, employment, income and political participation.
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    BRIDGE Report 6: Gender and Development in Namibia: a country study

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1992
    How is a Namibian woman disadvantaged' How can these inequalities be addressed' This report analyses gender discrimination in agriculture, access to land, urban formal and informal employment, education, and health, with particular focus on the black population.
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    BRIDGE Report 9: Women and Development in Laos

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1993
    How does the position of Lao women compare with that of Lao men' What further steps are required to advance their status and promote gender equality' Lao women's concerns were formally addressed by the national government for the first time in 1975, when the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) came into power.
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    BRIDGE Report 19: Background Paper on Gender Issues in Ghana

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1994
    How much autonomy do women in Ghana have' Does this equal that of men' Women in West Africa, and in particular Ghana, are often assumed to enjoy a greater degree of personal and economic independence than women in other parts of Sub- Saharan Africa.
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    BRIDGE Report 22: Gender Profile of the State of Eritrea

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1995
    What does Eritrean independence mean for gender equality' Can wartime advances for women be sustained into the new era' Eritrea has emerged from a 30-year war, faced with the huge task of reconstruction and development. This report argues that women's widespread involvement in the military and political struggle led to positive advances in gender equality during war.
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    Uganda Country Gender Profile

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 1996
    This paper is part of a series of country gender profiles developed by Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida). The objective is to help Sida personnel and consultants in all its partner countries to improve awareness, commitment and capacity to support gender equality efforts.
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    BRIDGE Report 26: Background Report on Gender Issues in Bangladesh

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1994
    What is it like to be a woman in Bangladesh during times of socio-economic transformation' What forms of discrimination must women deal with on a daily basis' This report discusses the social, economic, political and legal status of women in Bangladesh and identifies the needs of women in employment, health, education, access to and control over natural resources, and physical security.
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    BRIDGE Report 29: Gender Profile of Zambia

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1994
    What is the present state of gender relations in Zambia' Has economic recession and adjustment impacted differently on women and men' Like many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has adopted structural adjustment and liberalisation measures in order to pull itself out of severe economic recession.

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