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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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  Gender Relations in Bangladesh: the Household and Beyond. Dowry, Women's Property Rights and Salish, a Literature Review

  2004

  This paper is a literature review of how gender relations are constructed in Bangladesh and how women's agency or power to take decisions and make choices is exercised within the rural household, the more extended circle of family and friends and the wider community.
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  Participatory monitoring: guidelines for practitioners in the fight against human trafficking

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  Participatory Monitoring (PM) tools are used as far as possible in the International Labour Organisation's project to combat trafficking in children and women in the Mekong sub-region. This toolkit, based on materials field-tested by project staff, has been designed to help monitor the project's progress, track trafficking and identify good practice.
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  Girls and science: a training module on motivating girls to embark on science and technology careers

  Education Sector, UNESCO, 2006

  What practical guidance and training is available for educators to help redress the under-representation and under-achievement of girls in science and technology subjects in African countries?
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  Niger: Treatment of Muslim Women, who Marry Christians Abroad without the Parents? Consent and Convert to Christianity

  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2005

  How does the law in Niger protect Muslim women who marry Christian men without their family's consent? Community is more important than individuals in Niger, so family consent is crucial when it comes to marriage. Although interreligious marriages are generally accepted, it can be problematic if a Christian man marries a Muslim woman as the woman would have to convert to Christianity.
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  A World View: Catholic Attitudes on Sexual Behaviour and Reproductive Health

  2004

  The Roman Catholic Church has become the focus of significant controversy in recent years, especially for its views on issues such as sexuality, reproduction, divorce and the family. In particular, its position against the use of condoms as a way of reducing the transmission of HIV and the spread of AIDS has been heavily criticised.
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  Trade impact review: Mexico case study: NAFTA and the FTAA: a gender analysis of employment and poverty impacts in agriculture

  Women's Edge Coalition, 2003

  Mexicans working in agriculture were hit hard by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). There is now concern over the potential impact of increased trade liberalisation through the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). This case study seeks to quantify the differential impact on Mexican women and men of trade agreements so that lessons learned can inform new trade agreements.
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  Women in Bolivarian Venezuela Part 2: The Bolivarian Response to the Feminization of Poverty in Venezuela

  Venezuela Analysis, 2005

  Innovative social and economic strategies are necessary to combat the growing incidence and severity of poverty among women in Venezuela. Legislative change to fight gender inequality, a root cause of the predominantly female poverty, is only the start.
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  Is Microfinance a ?Magic Bullet? for Women's Empowerment: Analysis of Findings from South Asia

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2005

  Opinions on the impact of microfinance are divided between those who see it as a ?magic bullet? for women's empowerment and others who are dismissive of its abilities as a cure-all panacea for development. This paper examines the empirical evidence on the impact of microfinance with respect to poverty reduction and empowerment of poor women in South Asia.
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  Changing Gender Practices within the Household: A Theoretical Perspective

  SAGE Publications, 2004

  While much attention has been focused on transforming gender relations in the public sphere, changes in the domestic sphere have been less fully addressed in the theoretical literature. This paper explores the idea of ?doing gender? - understood as the interactions between men and women in the domestic sphere which bring about transformations in gender relations.

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