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    Voice and Women's Empowerment: Mapping a Research Agenda

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    How is 'women's political voice' measured? What does 'representation' really mean? Too often women's political voice in public decision making is measured by the number of women in public office.
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    New Narratives of Women's Empowerment

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    Empowerment, once seen as a radical concept, has been 'mainstreamed' within and outside of development - and in this process, has lost its power and become 'en-ment' or 'empowerment-lite'. This was one of the central arguments put forward in a keynote lecture by IDS Research Fellow and Director of the Pathways of Women's Empowerment Research Programme Consortium, Andrea Cornwall.
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    The Pathways of Women's Empowerment Research Programme Consortium

    Oxfam, 2008
    The Pathways of Women's Empowerment Research Programme Consortium (RPC) is a research and communications initiative funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID). It is coordinated by a network of institutions organised in regional 'hubs' based in South Asia, West Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, and by a Global Hub based in the UK.
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    Women's Empowerment Needs a People-Centred Economy

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    In 2006 the World Bank coined the slogan 'Gender equality is smart economics'. The argument was that pushing women into paid employment or making it easier for them to establish a business leads to reduced poverty and faster growth.
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    The Key(board) To Equality: Communication Technology Can Change The Lives Of Women Around The World

    The Guardian, UK, 2008
    What is the potential and impact of emerging technologies on the rights and lives of women and girls? This engaging article makes a case for a more democratic use of new technologies, such as film, mobile phones and the Internet.
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    Documentary: Stories of Change

    Pathways of Women's Empowerment RPC, 2009
    A testament to the resilience of human spirit, Stories of Change is a documentary about the lives of five women aging from 16 to 60, coming from different walks of life, from different professions, religions and regions of Bangladesh.
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    Putting the Power Back into Empowerment

    Open Democracy, 2007
    The term 'empowerment' was originally coined to reflect a political agenda that challenged hierarchical structures not only of patriarchy, but also class, race and ethnicity.
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    Conceptualising Women's Empowerment in International Development Agencies, Draft Pathways Working Paper 6

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    How have meanings of women's empowerment changed since the 1990's? Based on an analysis of interviews and texts, this paper traces those historical changes and maps different ways in which the concept of women's empowerment is used and understood in international development agencies.
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    Changing Narratives of Sexuality - Concept Paper

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    "This paper explores ways in which heterosexuality is reinforced as the norm by the media, the law, religion and the development industry. It looks at different perceptions of sexuality and ways in which these are shifting. It also considers how they provide the foundations for broader notions of 'normal' sexuality, relationships and households which in turn underpin male privilege.
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    Conceptualising Policy Practices in Researching Pathways of Women's Empowerment

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    What do we mean by a shift in policy? And who is a policy actor? These are two of the questions addressed in this paper. Intended to assist women's rights policy activists and policy makers, the paper encourages a move away from a linear notion of change to a focus on transformative change, which takes into account unpredictability and social complexity.

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