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    Combined Third and Fourth CEDAW Periodic Reports of State Parties on Viet Nam

    United Nations, 2000
    Since 1998, Viet Nam has been implementing numerous effective measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls. Laws on economic, educational, scientific, political and social issues were revised to ensure their compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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    Why Might Women support Religious ?Fundamentalism??

    Women for Women International, 2004
    Religious fundamentalism is often associated with men, so much so that instances of women's support for religious fundamentalism are perceived as the exception. The tendency to assume that all women stand against fundamentalism unwittingly works hand in hand with the notion of women as 'natural' universal peace-seekers, nurturers and carers.
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    Hunting for Women: Bride-kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

    Taylor and Francis Group, 2004
    The possibility of being kidnapped is a daily reality for many young Kyrgyz women. Kidnapping by a group of drunk, male strangers, and forced marriage to one, is a constant and serious threat.
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    Social and Cultural Factors which Facilitate the Transmission of HIV in Bolivia

    BRIDGE, 2002
    If we are going to attack the causes and not just the effects of HIV/AIDS we need to look at the cultural and social aspects, as well as the medical. Cultural values and social norms which facilitate transmission in Bolivia include taboos around talking about sexuality, which is reinforced by religious associations of sex with sin and of women as virginal.
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    Why eat green cucumbers at the time of dying?: women’s literacy and development in Nepal

    Education Sector, UNESCO, 2000
    Why should people take on new literacy practices when they feel they are able to communicate adequately? Is 'traditional' literacy the key to women's empowerment? In Nepal, as elsewhere, there has been an explosion of literacy programmes due to the popular perception that this is the case. This report questions whether such programmes meet women's needs from the point of view of participants.
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    CEDAW Combined Second and Third Periodic Reports of States Parties: Indonesia

    United Nations, 1997
    This report outlines the status of women in Indonesia as of 1997, the last time Indonesia made a submission to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of CEDAW. Indonesia has had a Minister of State for the Role of Women since 1978. In the years leading up to 1997, the country experienced rapid economic growth that substantially changed the status of women.
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    Shadow Report, Ethiopia 2003 (Executive Summary)

    Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, 2003
    This shadow report, produced by NEWA and EWLA, offers a critique of the Ethiopian government's CEDAW report by looking at three broad areas: economic and socio-cultural status of women, equality in marriage and family relations and violence against women.
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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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    BRIDGE Report 57: Gender and Development: Frequently Asked Questions

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000
    What right do we have to interfere in other people's cultures? This is one question frequently asked of gender advocates. This collection draws together a range of popular questions and proposes possible answers. It is divided into three main sections. The first poses questions relating to gender in development more broadly that might be asked by those not familiar with the issues.
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    Women's Informal Employment in Transition Economies

    Institute of Public Finance, Croatia, 2002
    Women's employment in transition countries, notably Central and Eastern Europe has become increasingly informal and flexible. The first growing trend is that women are more involved in cross-border trade, known as 'suitcase' trade, often keeping women away from home for days or months.

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