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    Gender and Poverty: Determinants of Health in Ageing

    2007
    Women represent the majority of the ageing population in almost every country in the world. In Mexico, the issues elderly people confront are related to poverty, gender and ageing.
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    Gender in the Pacific Island States: Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography

    BRIDGE, 2007
    Drawing on 124 diverse resources, this literature review and annotated bibliography provides insights into the culture, geography and history of the Pacific Region and considers how they shape gender relations, roles and norms.
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    Abortion and Young People

    International Programme on Sexuality of Rutgers Nisso Groep, 2007
    What is abortion? What are the types of induced abortion and how is it done? What are the risks involved? Are other young people also trying to have an abortion? These are some of the questions addressed in this practical and accessible brochure which seeks to provide correct information to young people, without fear or guilt, and to dispel the myths that exist around abortion.
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    Women and Paid Sick Days: Crucial for Family Well-being

    2007
    More than 22 million working women in the United States (US) lack basic sick days benefits. Moreover, 75 percent of women living in poverty do not get paid when they miss work to care for a sick child. These are just some of the striking statistics presented in this short fact sheet on women in the US and paid sick days.
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    Iraq: The Status of Women in Iraq: An Assessment of Iraq's De Jure and De Facto Compliance with International Legal Standards

    Iraq Legal Development Project, 2005
    Although women in Iraq have a 25 percent quota in political representation, they still face considerable obstacles in their quest to secure their human rights. This paper assesses the degree to which Iraqi women in law (de jure) and in practice (de facto) enjoy the protection of their rights as guaranteed under international agreements.
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    Cambodia: Women and Work in the Garment Industry

    2006
    Women make up over 90 percent of approximately 290,000 garment workers in Cambodia. Based on a survey of 981 female garment workers and 80 human resource and administrative personnel, this study explores attitudes and practices around health and nutrition, breast feeding and childcare, personal security, harassment, workplace relations, and conflict resolution.
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    Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007

    2007
    Girls are getting a raw deal. They face double discrimination on account of their gender and their age, and in many societies they remain at the bottom of the social and economic ladder. 'Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007' is the first in a series of annual reports published by Plan examining the rights of girls throughout their childhood, adolescence and as young women.
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    New insights on preventing child marriage: a global analysis of factors and programs

    International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2007
    One in every seven girls in developing countries marries before the age of 15 and nearly half are expected to marry by their 20th birthday, according to this report.
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    Providing New Opportunities to Adolescent Girls in Socially Conservative Settings:The Ishraq Program in Rural Upper Egypt

    Population Council, 2007
    Ishraq' is a multidimensional programme launched in 2001 to respond to the unmet needs of out-of-school girls aged 13-15; among the most disadvantaged adolescents in rural Upper Egypt, in one of the country's poorest regions.
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    Gender, Generation and Poverty: Exploring the 'Feminisation of Poverty' in Africa, Asia and Latin America

    Marston Book Services Limited, 2007
    Although the popular concept of a 'feminisation of poverty' may have raised women's visibility in development discourses and gone some way to 'en-gender' policies for poverty reduction, it is only weakly substantiated.

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