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    Respect and relevance: supporting self-organising as a strategy for empowerment and social change

    Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, 2007
    Self-organising can potentially be a very powerful tool for empowerment and social change but it can also be very challenging and complex. Self organised groups may face unique challenges and concerns, some of which may benefit from the support of external stakeholders, such as donors and NGOs.
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    Acceptance of violence amongst female learners in rural high schools of Kwazulu Natal

    Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2006
    Gender is a culture-specific construct, and the unequal power balance in gender relations that favours males has been shown to be associated with the transmission of HIV/AIDS. This qualitative study explored the views of female high school learners in Kwazulu Natal (KZN) about gender and sexual relations.
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    Taking stock update: Afghan women and girls seven years on

    Womankind, 2008
    Seven years after the fall of the Taliban regime, Afghanistan is still one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. It has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, one of the highest rates of domestic violence and is perhaps the only country where suicide rates are higher among women than men.
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    Microfinance and women’s empowerment

    Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2008
    This paper presents evidence on the Self Help Group bank linkage programme in India. It examines the impact of microfinance on women’s empowerment and finds that microfinance:
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    Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women

    WomenWatch, UN, 2007
    This paper reports on a meeting which aimed to explore the mechanisms of financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women. It serves as a follow-up to the Monterrey Consensus on financing for development, including macroeconomic policies and looks at the potentials and challenges of the different modalities and mechanisms, as well as the role of key actors involved.
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    Demonstrating legislative leadership: the introduction of Rwanda’s gender-based violence bill

    Hunt Alternatives Fund, 2008
    In August 2006, members of Rwanda’s Chamber of Deputies debated a landmark piece of legislation. The “Draft Law on Prevention, Protection and Punishment of Any Gender-Based Violence,” though not yet adopted, could become the first comprehensive legal framework in Rwanda’s history to address gender-based violence.
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    Global Gender Gap Report 2007

    World Economic Forum, 2007
    This report provides an analysis of the trends in gender equality across 128 countries in Africa, Asia, North and South America. It is intended to lead to greater awareness of the gender challenges and opportunities, in addition to serving as a catalyst for change in both high- and low-ranking countries.
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    Behind the screen: an inside look at gender inequality in Asia

    Plan International, 2007
    Gender discrimination has it’s most glaring reflection in the education arena particularly in South Asian countries.  This publication clearly portrays the reality and reasons why nearly 16 million girls are not going to school in Asia.
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    Women entrepreneurs in the MENA region: characteristics, contributions and challenges

    International Finance Corporation, 2007
    This project report aims to provide relevant and focused information on the characteristics, contributions and challenges of women business owners in five Middle East and North African (MENA) countries: Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. Through interviews, surveys and meetings, its research produces an executive report for each country.
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    Whispers to voices: gender and social transformation in Bangladesh

    World Bank Publications, 2008
    This paper analyses the recent gender and social transformation in Bangladesh. Primarily aimed at the Bangladesh government and civil society, the report presents a narrative of social transformation that places gender within the overall context of a rapidly changing society and economy.

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