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Gender in Niger
United Nations Population Fund, 2002This United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) web guide to gender in Niger explains that women are disadvantaged economically, politically, socially and culturally. However, with the support of organisations such as UNFPA women are mobilising against their disadvantage in numerous areas including HIV/AIDS, fistula (i.e.DocumentComplying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating the Provision of Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assaults Victims
2006In 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).DocumentAttitudes of Catholics on Reproductive Rights, Church-State, and Related Issues: Three National Surveys in Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico
2003Nationally and internationally, the opinions of Catholics on the role of the church in their lives, varies. The report, prepared for Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC), outlines key issues in which the opinions of Catholics in Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico has differed from that of the Vatican, focussing on reproductive rights.DocumentWomen Under Oppressive Regimes: Women and Religious Fundamentalisms
Conscience Magazine, 2001What strategies can be most effectively employed to combat the fundamentalist movements which threaten women's reproductive health?DocumentCulture Matters. Working with Communities and Faith-Based Organisations: Case Studies from Country Programmes
United Nations Population Fund, 2004Empowering women and meeting women's needs for education and health, including reproductive health, were identified as core development objectives at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).DocumentAddressing Gender Violence in a Reproductive and Sexual Health Program in Venezuela
Population Council, 2002Gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread in Venezuela. Although an average of 12 women report rape daily - the majority of offences remain unreported.DocumentOfficial Guidelines for the Implementation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Plan
United Nations Population Fund, 2004This document includes concepts, rules and proceedings for the implementation of the sexual and reproductive health policy in Venezuela. It aims to ensure that sexual and reproductive rights are acknowledged, respected and exercised by everybody and was formulated with a gender perspective.DocumentLobola. Its Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Weaver Press, 2003Lobola, an amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family, is a tradition that is widely practiced across southern Africa. This study examines the impact of this social institution in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.DocumentWorking with Men on Gender, Sexuality, Violence and Health: Trainer's Manual
Sahaj, Sahayog India and Tathapi, 2005This manual is a resource for trainers working with men and boys around issues of citizenship, rights, gender, sexuality, violence and health in India. The content is guided by a social justice and equity perspective and is 'male-centred' in its approach. There are six distinct modules: Equity and Equality, Gender, Sexuality, Health, Violence, and Facilitation Skills.DocumentFamily Planning Policies in Developing Countries: from Malthusianism to Feminism?
Lien Social et Politique, 2002Family planning programmes instituted in the 1950s were intended to reduce fertility rates. Women were the target, sometimes in extreme ways. In response, women's movements, from community based to transnational ones, developed programmes for women's reproductive health and asserted women's right to control over their bodies.Pages