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  Proposed Indicators to measure the targets set by the international Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

  United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2002

  This document is part of a proposal being developed to generate a system of indicators to measure progress towards meeting the objectives of the Action Plan of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Latin America and the Caribbean. A regional system of indicators is proposed to measure progress and identify inequalities among the various population groups.
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  "Measuring Gender Quality in Education", in Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education

  2005

  This chapter critically reviews existing measures of gender equality in education used by international agencies and governments - mainly based on school enrolment rates - and proposes alternative forms of measurement. For example, enrolment rates tell us nothing about gender equality in relation to school attendance rates, progression through school, or levels of achievement.
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  Guide to Gender Sensitive Indicators

  Canadian International Development Agency, 1997

  Designed to help CIDA staff understand how to use gender-sensitive indicators, this guide reviews techniques for choosing appropriate indicators and discusses specific methodological approaches to using them at the project level. It outlines what gender-sensitive indicators are and discusses why they are useful.
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  Chapter 7: Monitoring and Evaluation, in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Guidelines for Prevention and Response

  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2003

  This chapter discusses monitoring and evaluation of actions designed to protect against sexual and gender-based violence against refugees and internally displaced persons. It outlines six actions that should guide the development of a monitoring or evaluation system. One step is to establish coordinated and common reporting tools.
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  Focus. Empowering Women

  United Nations Development Programme, 2005

  The United Nations Development Programme/ Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP/PAPP) supports Palestinian women through a wide range of initiatives - reviewed in this magazine. Training on gender and women's rights and assistance in gender mainstreaming is provided by UNDP to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Women's Affairs.
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  Palestinian Women in Israel

  Coalition of Women for Peace, 2004

  Palestinian women living in Israel experience overlapping spheres of discrimination - politically, economically, and socially. Politically, Israel is dominated by men particularly those from the military. Although many women are dissatisfied with how political parties address women's concerns, fewer and fewer women are entering politics.
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  Occupation, Patriarchy, and the Palestinian Women's Movement. An Interview with Hanadi Loubani

  Mediterranean Women, 2003

  Hanadi Loubani is a founding member of Women for Palestine, a feminist, anti-racist Palestinian solidarity group. In this interview, she explains the background to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, how it intersects with patriarchy (the systemic structures that institutionalise male power over women), and some of the responses from the Palestinian women's movement.
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  NGO Alternative Report in Response to List of Issues and Questions with Regard to The Consideration of Periodic Reports on Israel's Implementation of The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

  Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 2005

  Israeli authorities do not apply the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). According to this non-governmental organisation (NGO) report, this is one of the reasons for the widespread abuse of Palestinian women's rights.
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  Girls in Canada 2005

  2005

  What is the situation of girls in Canada? This study focuses on girls from the time of birth up to the age of 18. It identifies their state of well/ill-being compared to boys, the major challenges girls in Canada face, and makes recommendations for programming. In early childhood, girls start off better than boys.
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  Gender, HIV/AIDS and Stigma: Understanding Prejudice Against Women Living with HIV/AIDS

  BRIDGE, 2006

  62 men and women between the ages of 18 and 55 from the Khayelitsha Township in the Western Cape participated in six focus groups in this study about the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. They reported that HIV/AIDS is seen as a woman's disease. This is not simply because most women die from it but also because positive women experience stigma more than men. Norms of ?township masculinity?

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