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  Microfinance and gender equality: are we getting there?

  Microcredit Summit Campaign, 2006

  Why isn't the microfinance industry doing better at contributing towards gender equality? Some MFIs have not fully integrated gender issues in their practical operations. This tends to be due to pressures to survive as an organisation, the responsibility of women to support their families, their business skills and training, and existing market conditions.
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  Status of Jordanian Women: Demography, Economic Participation, Political Participation and Violence

  2004

  This report is part of UNIFEM's initiative on Gender Equality Measured Through Statistics (GEMS). It presents statistical information on gender equality and the status of Jordanian women in four areas: demography, economic participation, political participation and violence.
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  The Role of Women in Water Management and Conservation in Jordan

  Gender and Water Alliance, 2006

  To what extent are Jordanian women currently participating in water management and conservation projects? This document provides an overview of various natural resource management projects in which women have or have not had significant involvement, and discusses their successes and failures.
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  From Microfinance to Macro Change: Integrating Health Education and Microfinance to Empower Women and Reduce Poverty

  Microcredit Summit Campaign, 2006

  This advocacy booklet calls for integration of reproductive health education with microfinance initiatives (MFIs) in developing countries. It presents individual stories, case studies and findings to show the impact that this combination can have on reducing poverty and improving individual lives, particularly of women who would otherwise not have income-generating opportunities.
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  'Just the facts ma'am' - Gender Stories from Unexpected Sources with Morals for Microfinance

  Microcredit Summit Campaign, 2006

  Is it profitable for microfinance initiatives (MFIs) to target women? This resource presents a series of case studies that describe how targeting women can be profitable for MFIs, why microfinance can be beneficial to women, and why female leadership in planning MFIs is crucial for financial success.
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  Promoting Gender-Sensitive Entrepreneurship Via Microfinance Institutions

  2005

  How can microfinance institutions (MFIs) become more gender-sensitive? Microfinance is often praised because it is believed to facilitate women's 'empowerment'.
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  Women's Political Participation in Rural India

  SAGE Publications, 2006

  This paper explores underlying themes related to women's political participation in rural Gujarati, in India. An analysis of this data provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics.
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  Taking Stock: Afghan Women and Girls Five Years On

  Womankind, 2006

  Are the gains made on paper by women in Afghanistan matched by the realities on the ground? This third report in the 'Taking Stock' series finds that there have been some legal, civil and constitutional gains for women in Afghanistan over the last five years.
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  Information Leaflets for People with Sexual Problems

  Outsiders, 2006

  This series of 15 short leaflets provides clear information and practical advice for people with disabilities in the UK.
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  Gender Politics: Citizenship, Activism and Sexual Diversity

  Pluto Press, 2005

  Is it possible to move beyond the male-female gender binary system?' This book begins with this question.

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