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  Occupation, Patriarchy, and the Palestinian Women's Movement. An Interview with Hanadi Loubani

  Mediterranean Women, 2003

  Hanadi Loubani is a founding member of Women for Palestine, a feminist, anti-racist Palestinian solidarity group. In this interview, she explains the background to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, how it intersects with patriarchy (the systemic structures that institutionalise male power over women), and some of the responses from the Palestinian women's movement.
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  Out and About - Towards a Better Understanding of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons in the Workplace

  Parks Canada, 2005

  For many GBLT employees, not revealing sexual orientation or gender identity can inhibit professional and personal development, yet 'coming-out' can result in bullying and discrimination. This brochure provides information on how to improve GBLT people's wellbeing at work and outlines the individual rights of GBLT people, as well as employers obligations to GBLT.
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  Gender Equality and Child Labour: A Participatory Tool for Facilitators

  International Labour Organization, 2004

  Conventional gender roles place various constraints and opportunities on what women and men are expected to be and do, and this is reflected in the types of child labour that boys and girls take part in.
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  Combined Initial, Second and Third CEDAW Periodic Reports: Cambodia

  2004

  What steps has Cambodia's government taken to achieve gender equality since ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in October 2002? In this first report to the CEDAW Committee, the government outlines progress in a range of areas.
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  Impact of the Garment Industry on Rural Livelihoods. Lessons from Prey Veng Garment Workers and Rural Households

  Cooperation Committee of Cambodia, 2005

  After Prey Veng province suffered from a series of floods and natural disasters which destroyed much of its' rice production in 2001 and the years after, women travelled from Prey Veng to Phnom Penh to work in the garment industry. This report looks at the experience of the workers, and tracks the impact of the new income on rural households in terms of its finances and gender relations.
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  Gender Analysis and Assessment: Volume 1 Gender Analysis

  2006

  Cambodia is slowly recovering from decades of violence and unrest. One positive outcome of this social upheaval is that oppressive gender roles and responsibilities are being challenged. Alongside this process are efforts to improve the status of women and promote their human rights.
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  The United Nations: A Framework for Support of Gender in Cambodia

  2006

  The United Nations (UN) is committed to addressing gender concerns in Cambodia as a priority in its implementation of the UN Development Assistance Framework 2006-2010. The UN recognises that women are underrepresented politically in Cambodia and have a lower economic, social and cultural status to men.
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  The Progress Report on Implementation of Beijing Platform for Action on Women's Issues 1995-2005

  Royal Government of Cambodia, 2004

  Since 1995, when it signed up to the Beijing Platform for Action, the Royal Government of Cambodia has incorporated gender strategies into national plans and policies.
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  Something more than Stories. Migration and Microcredit

  2006

  What is the reality of self-employed migrant women in Spain? Has microcredit helped them achieve a better life? This book tells the stories of 14 self-employed migrant women who are supported by microcredit funds given to them by different financial organisations in Spain.
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  BRIDGE Bibliography 18: Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: overview and annotated bibliography

  BRIDGE, 2007

  HIV/AIDS is both driven by and entrenches gender inequality, leaving women more vulnerable than men to its impact. This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - considers the specific challenges faced by women and girls who are living with HIV and AIDS.

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