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  Women lead in the fight against AIDS

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2006

  Research tells us that women and girls are becoming increasingly infected by HIV/AIDS in countries around the world. But facts and figures don't tell the whole story. This addition of WomenLead presents the personal testimonies of 12 women who are on the frontlines in the fight against AIDS.
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  Security and Gender-Based Violence - What is the Significance for Development Interventions?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  What is the relationship between gender and security? Security means more than 'national security' and can include personal safety and freedom from violence at any time or in any context.
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  Marriage Laws and Violence against the Spouse

  Population Environment Research Network, IUSSP-IHDP, 2005

  Marriage laws are ignored by demographers, who prefer to use socio-economic data. However, marriage laws have considerable influence over family relationships, for example by stipulating whether equality must be respected in marital relations.
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  Constructions of Masculinities and Violence against Women

  2001

  In Bangladesh sexual violence within marriage is often seen as a shameful but tolerated ill. Although anger about violence against women (VAW) is profound among many Bangladeshi women, numerous barriers prevent them from speaking out against gender-based violence.
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  Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Thirty-first session: Consideration of Fifth Periodic Report of Bangladesh. Summary records of the 653rd and 654th meetings

  2004

  Resources allocated to the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs in Bangladesh have increased fivefold in the last three years. This was one of the achievements flagged up by the delegation from Bangladesh as they presented their Fifth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
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  Shadow Report to the Fifth Periodic Report of the Government of Bangladesh

  Steps Towards Development, 2004

  Has the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh delivered on their promises as a signatory of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?
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  Responding to Violence Against Women: How Development Policies Address the Issue of Gender-Based Violence

  2006

  The paper highlights the shortcomings of current development policies designed to tackle violence against women (VAW). It proposes a new framework based on a body politics approach to address VAW. The paper argues that the current discourse on women's sexuality perpetuates violence against women by legitimising the use of their bodies for political, cultural and economic consolidation.
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  Documenting Women's Rights Violations by Non-state Actors

  Women Living Under Muslim Law, 2006

  Violence against women is prevalent in many forms such as ?honour crimes? in Jordan; ?sexual crimes? used to terrorize local populations in Colombia, ?family violence? in the United States and ?sexual slavery? in Ghana.
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  Complying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating the Provision of Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assaults Victims

  2006

  In the United States five percent of women who have been sexually assaulted become pregnant as a result of the attack, the majority of which undergo elective abortion. This report argues that women who have experienced sexual assault should have easy access to emergency contraception (EC).
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  Researching violence against women: a practical guide for researchers and activists

  World Health Organization, 2005

  Violence against women is internationally recognised as a human rights issue and as a significant threat to women's health and well-being. However, the quality, quantity and comparability of international data on physical and sexual abuse need to be improved.

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