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    Gender and HIV/AIDS Cutting Edge Pack (CEP)

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    Why, after 20 years of international responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic are infection rates still on the increase? Why are the numbers of women living with HIV increasing faster than the number of men? HIV/AIDS is not only driven by gender inequality - it makes gender inequality worse, putting women, men and children further at risk.
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    Untapped Connections: Gender, Water and Poverty

    2003
    What are the linkages between gender, poverty and water? The paper examines women's central role in managing water supply and distribution, and explores how access to water and sanitation has implications for women's health, economic activities, and sustainable development as a whole.
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    Gender Sensitive Budgets, Concepts and Key Elements

    BRIDGE, 2002
    This handbook drawn up for the Mexican Ministry of Health provides information for policy-makers on how to implement a gender perspective within the National Programme of Health. The risk of disease, access to healthcare, and quality of services are all influenced by gender inequalities.
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    The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Optional Protocol

    2002
    The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (commonly referred to as the 'Women's Convention' or 'CEDAW') has been described as 'an international bill of rights for women'. The Convention is one of the key advocacy tools in the fight for the rights of women around the world.
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    Meeting the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men in Senegal

    Horizons, 2002
    This study explores the health situation and needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Senegal. Many MSM identify as either 'Ibis', who act feminine and are less dominant in sexual encounters, or 'Yoos', who are generally the dominant penetrative partner during sex and who do not consider themselves to be homosexuals.
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    An Introduction to Promoting Sexual Health for Men Who Have Sex with Men and Gay Men: A Training Manual

    2001
    South Asia currently has very few services addressing the needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) and gay men, and many experience discrimination when accessing mainstream health care services. This means there is a major gap in services for a large group of people living with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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    Reproductive Health: Bibliographies

    BRIDGE, 1999
    Bibliographies on Reproductive Health divided into the following: Key Texts; General; Safer Motherhood; Men's Role in Sexual and Reproductive Health; and Gender Violence.
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    Men and Masculinities: Bibliographies

    BRIDGE, 1999
    A general bibliography of resources on men and masculinities and details of three past seminars on this topic with contact e-mail addresses for papers.
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    Rural Livelihoods: Example of Gender Targets and Indicators of Women Farmers Participation in an Irrigation Project

    BRIDGE, 1999
    Example taken from the Madura Groundwater Irrigation Project (MGIP), Indonesia. Outlines gender sensitive targets and monitoring points to help staff recognise men and women's involvement.
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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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