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    Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria

    2013
    Written by various authors, this book explores the past, present and future of gender and relations in Nigeria. The first chapter explores whether western feminist theories are applicable in Africa.
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    Transitional justice gender: political perspectives for societies in transition

    Heinrich Boell Foundation, 2014
    In post-war periods, and in the aftermath of serious, systematic human rights violations, forms of gender-based violence (GBV) are usually forgotten during the processing of the past and reconciliation phase. Yet, successful and lasting peace processes can only be established once these incidents are paid due regard.
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    Measuring progress toward empowerment Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index: baseline report

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014
    This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarising both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative.
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    Gender justice and social norms - processes of change for adolescent girls

    Overseas Development Institute, 2014
    This publication presents the analytical framework for the current phase (year two) of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) DFID-funded multi-year policy research programme, ‘Transforming the lives of adolescent girls’, which explores gender justice for adolescent girls in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam.
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    Flexible, Open and Distance Learning: An Enabler or Barrier to Women’s Empowerment through Education and Learning

    Commonwealth of Learning, 2013
    Can flexible, open and distance learning (FODL) deliver education equitably and equally, as well as remove barriers to women’s learning and enhance empowerment, in the Global South?
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    Measuring the Economic Gain of Investing in Girls: The Girl Effect Dividend

    World Bank, 2011
    This paper estimates the costs incurred by societies as a result of the social exclusion of adolescent girls. It explores the potential increases in national income that could be gained by addressing early school dropout, teenage pregnancy and joblessness. It finds that marginal investments in girls can have a substantial impact on GDP growth.
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    Informal Justice Systems: Charting a Course for Human Rights-Based Engagement

    UN Women, 2012
    Providing accessible justice is a state obligation under international human rights standards, but this obligation does not require that all justice be provided through formal justice systems.
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    Electoral quotas and political representation: Comparative perspectives

    2014
    Electoral quotas have emerged as one of the critical political reforms of the last two decades, affecting a wide range of representative processes. However, the evidence is not yet conclusive with regard to what quotas ‘mean’ more broadly, either for politics at large, or for the empowerment of group members.
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    Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy

    United Nations Population Fund, 2013
    Every day in developing countries, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth. Nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union. This has consequences on the health, education, employment and rights of an untold millions of girls. What are the challenges of adolescent pregnancy, and what can we do to ensure girls have a healthy and safe transition into adulthood?
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    Youth, Waithood, and Protest Movements in Africa

    International African Institute, 2013
    Africa is the world’s youngest continent, with the majority of its population under the age of 24. Although during the past decade the continent has experienced considerable economic growth, it has not translated into job creation and greater equity.

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