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  Transforming security and development in an unequal world: introduction

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009

  Ruling administrations often determine security policy and direct its apparatus for the 'benefit of society'. But is security something to be grateful for, or a citizens’ right? Rather should security be determined by the concerns of ordinary citizens and so incorporate a range of perspectives to reflect the differing needs of the different sectors of society?
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  Operationalising participatory research and gender analysis

  Development in Practice, 2008

  This issue of the journal has a special focus on “Operationalising participatory research and gender analysis” , and aims to add value to the discussion of methodological, practical, philosophical, political, and institutional issues involved in using gender-sensitive participatory methods. The articles included are:
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  Building identity while managing disadvantage: Peruvian transgender issues

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008

  Sexuality issues have gained considerable discursive space in the last two decades in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. However this debate has largely framed men, both homosexual and heterosexual, as the primary sexual actors, whether as agents in sexual relationships or as transmitters of sexual diseases.
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  Girls in mining: research findings from Ghana, Niger, Peru and United Republic of Tanzania

  International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO, 2007

  In the small-scale mining industry little is understood about the roles and activities of girls and the effect that this has on their lives and livelihoods. The issue of girl child labour in mining is largely unknown, it is often not fully recognized by the law, and missed by the intervention services and the media.
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  Measuring microfinance’s impact on poverty in Peru

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Microfinance has been seen as a way of helping relatively poor people help themselves. How can we judge whether microfinance institutions (MFIs) have reached the ‘double bottom line’ – achieving social goals while remaining financially self-sustainable? Is it possible for MFIs to survive in competitive environments and still provide products and services to suit poorer clients?
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  Learning more about microfinance beneficiaries in Peru

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  More attention has been paid to the finances of microfinance institutions than their social performance. Microfinance institutions report that some clients – such as poor women with young children – drop out of schemes and find it hard to repay loans. In Peru new forms of assessment are helping microfinance managers to better understand their clients.
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  Work and masculinity among Peruvian urban men

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003

  This paper highlights the strong association between masculinity and work in urban Peru. For young Peruvian men, work is a source of personal independence and social recognition, and is seen as key to becoming a man. For adult men, work is associated with being able to support a family, and is a way of accumulating respectability and reinforcing manhood.
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  WHO global study on domestic violence against women

  World Health Organization, 2005

  This report by the World Health Organization presents a global perspective on domestic violence against women. Covering ten countries including Bangladesh, Peru and Tanzania, the document finds that violence against women is still widespread with far reaching health consequences.The report covers violence against women in both partner and non-partner experiences.
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  Beyond access: transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education

  Oxfam, 2005

  This book focuses on transforming policy and practice to promote equitable processes in education, in response to the need for equality, quality, and justice for all.
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  Partnerships for girls’ education

  Oxfam, 2005

  This book presents an analysis of the achievements and challenges of partnerships for girls' education.

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