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  Men's Participation as Fathers in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: A Critical Literature Review with Policy Considerations

  Promundo, 2008

  If men's involvement as fathers is generally positive - for children, women, and men themselves - how can we promote this through policies and programmes? This comprehensive document provides a literature overview and analysis of men's participation as fathers in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
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  Chilean Women. Trends in the Last Decade (1992-2002 Census)

  Servicio Nacional de la Mujer, 2004

  This study uses the information and data from the 2002 National Census to analyse how women and men interact in Chile in different domains. The aim is to unpack some aspects of social reality to identify the structural gender inequalities that affect all people, but especially women, and to use the findings to inform public policy in order to enable real change in gender relations.
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  Work Transforms Itself. Relations of Production and of Gender

  Centro de Estudio de la Mujer - Honduras, 2004

  As a result of economic liberalisation and globalisation, employment has taken new forms. How do these changes interact with reproduction in Chilean society? This book argues that flexible work is often good for workers, but for women workers it is not always an option.
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  Participatory Social Auditing: a Practical Guide to Developing a Gender-Sensitive Approach

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  Female workers are more likely to be in insecure, non-permanent employment, with increased vulnerability to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Participatory approaches to social auditing of compliance to labour codes can help us uncover such complex issues.
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  Women's Access to Markets: Vulnerabilities and Constraints

  2003

  Traditionally markets have been off-limits to women in Bengali society. In present day Bangladesh, culture-based gender bias compounded by poverty continues to hinder women's access to markets. In rural areas in particular, women who go to the market are viewed as ?bad? women.
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  WTO TRIPS Agreement

  International Labour Organization, 2003

  The TRIPS agreement is an overarching framework for a multilateral approach to intellectual property rights (IPR), in force since 1996. TRIPS means that use of plants, micro-organisms, biotechnological techniques, food and essential drugs can be restricted under patent protection.
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  Framework for the integration of women in APEC

  Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, 2005

  APEC activities related to trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation and economic and technical cooperation are closely inter-linked and have major implications for women. Women are recognised as critical to the achievement of sustainable economic development in the region - and women's unpaid work constitutes a major contribution to the economy.
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  Best practice guidelines for creating a culture of gender equality in the private sector

  Commission on Gender Equality, South Africa, 1998

  This guide is designed to highlight and promote the involvement of private business in achieving gender equality, including business leaders, policymakers, human resource managers and other business specialists.
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  Action research: garment industry supply chains

  Women Working Worldwide, 2003

  This manual, aimed at researchers, gives practical guidance on how to conduct action research that will promote and support workers' rights, focusing on garment industry supply chains.
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  INC - Gender Profile: Venezuela (April 2002)

  Canadian International Development Agency, 2002

  Women still face institutional and societal discrimination in Venezuela. This report offers a statistical and policy overview of gender equality at the national level. Though national policy is largely progressive, implementation lags behind.

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