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    CEDAW Combined Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of States Parties: Ethiopia

    United Nations, 2002
    Ethiopia has combined its fourth and fifth reports to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This report outlines the status of women in Ethiopia and initiatives on the part of all government and non-governmental actors to address the goals set out by CEDAW.
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    Women in the People's Republic of China: Country Briefing Paper

    Asian Development Bank, 1998
    While the transition to a social market economy has benefits for women, there are indications that the adoption of the market-oriented reforms has also resulted in gender inequality. Women workers in the People's Republic of China (PRC) are likely to be laid off first and have restricted access to more secure jobs.
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    Report on Gender Budget Analysis of Taxation in Uganda, Focusing on Central Government Taxation carried out by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

    BRIDGE, 2003
    While most work on gender-sensitive budgets focuses on expenditure, this FOWODE study in Uganda demonstrates the importance of a gendered tax policy impact assessment and evaluation. Any examination of government revenue tends to be difficult and often more politically sensitive than a gender analysis of expenditure.
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    Fiscal Policy, Accountability and Voice: the Example of Gender Responsive Budget Initiatives, background paper for the Human Development Report (HDR) 2002

    United Nations Development Programme, 2002
    Processes to bring broader public accountability for fiscal policy in ways that are sensitive to the needs of poor women and men are still in their infancy. Gender responsive budget initiatives (GRBIs) seek to widen governance and accountability structures by bringing women's voices to discussions on public spending, revenue-raising and debt.
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    Budgeting for Equity: Gender Budget Initiatives within a Framework of Performance Oriented Budgeting

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2003
    Can performance-oriented budgeting serve as a framework for making budgets more gender responsive? This question is set in the context of recent public sector reforms to make public expenditure more 'results based' as part of the 'good governance' agenda.
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    Gender Budgets: What's in it for NGOs?

    BRIDGE, 2002
    Over the last seven years, there has been increasing interest in gender budget work worldwide. There are, however, big differences between the initiatives in different countries. In particular, in some cases the initiatives have been located inside government; in other cases in Parliament; and in yet others within civil society.
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    BRIDGE Report 53: Education and Poverty: A Gender Analysis

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1997
    The demand for girls to stay at home and do domestic labour poses an obstacle to girls' education. Furthermore, households often do not see the benefits of schooling girls. Reasons include: wage differentials between educated women and men, daughters being expected to leave the household upon marriage; and tradition favouring female seclusion, or women remaining within the home.
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    Gender and Education for All: The Leap to Equality

    2003
    Why is it that girls are still held back in education in many parts of the world? Parity in education is still far off in most countries and more deep-seated changes to promote equity of opportunity and gender-aware curricula are rarely even on the horizon. This report argues that education is a human right enshrined in international treaties and conventions that are legally binding.
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    BRIDGE Report 56: Gender and Development: Facts and Figures

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000
    What evidence is there of gender inequalities in life outcomes between women and men? This report provides facts and figures that expose gender inequalities, providing evidence of the need to engender development.
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    Women's Informal Employment in Palestine: Securing a Livelihood Against All Odds

    2002
    The growth of informal employment opportunities, particularly for women, has not been much studied. The authors argue, however, that informal employment is an essential part of survival strategies for Palestinian households and represents a significant component of economic activity. The occupation of the area has limited the opportunities to build long-term economic infrastructure.

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