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    Gender equality and economic growth: Is there a win-win?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    To what extent does gender equality contribute to economic growth? And to what extent does the reverse relationship hold true?
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    Gender and political representation in Botswana

    Botswana Institute For Development Policy Analysis, 2014
    The objective of this policy brief is to examine the factors influencing the level of participation of women in the electoral process in Botswana. It compares such participation with other Southern African jurisdictions; and further explores the legal, institutional, economic, political, and cultural factors that influence such participation.
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    Gender Equality, UN Coherence and You

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2014
    What are the roles and responsibilities of UN agencies working for gender equality?
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    #16Days: Cecilia Sardenberg on gender-based violence

    BRIDGE, 2013
    As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, the BRIDGE programme spoke to Cecilia Sardenberg about her work in Brazil and why she is getting behind the campaign. Cecilia is a Brazilian feminist, teacher and director of the Nucleus of Interdisciplinary Women’s Studies (NEIM) at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil.
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    The Catholic Church at the United Nations: Church or State?

    Catholics for Choice, 2013
    The Holy See is the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome. Ever since it was informally accepted into the United Nations in 1964, questions have been raised about the Holy See’s status and role at the UN.
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    Child Marriage in South Asia

    Center for Food Safety, 2013
    Child marriage is a human rights crisis occurring on an alarming scale in South Asia. South Asia accounts for almost half of all child marriages that occur globally. Child marriage does not constitute a single rights violation; rather, every instance of it triggers a continuum of violations that continues throughout a girl’s life.
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    Women’s Social Security and Protection in India

    2013
    What are the real-life situations and challenges relating to Indian women’s social security and protection, and what can be done to improve them?
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    Dr. John Nyamu Talks about Access to Abortion in Kenya

    International Women's Health Coalition, 2014
    In 2010, Kenya passed a new constitution that expands the right to abortion. However, many doctors in public health facilities are unaware or misinformed about this, and refuse to perform abortive procedures.
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    Rape Victims as Criminals: Illegal Abortion after Rape in Ecuador

    Human Rights Watch, 2013
    This 26-page report found that Ecuador’s criminal code limits women’s and girls’ reproductive rights by prohibiting abortion with few exceptions, even in the case of pregnancies that result from sexual violence. The criminal code imposes penalties including prison terms ranging from one to five years for women and girls who obtain abortions.
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    Religious-Based Political Parties and Groups Continue to Resist Women’s SRHRs in Brazil

    Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2013
    What abortion legislation currently exists in Brazil? What role have religious groups played in advancing or impeding women’s rights in Brazil?

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