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    Designing for equality: best-fit, medium-fit and non-favourable combinations of electoral systems and gender quotas

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
    This report provides an overview of how electoral systems function with different kinds of quotas for women. It assesses how women’s representation can be increased under different combinations of electoral systems and quotas.
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    Women and food security in South Asia: current issues and emerging concerns

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006
    Despite the progress in food production and availability, nutrition levels of women and children in South Asia remain exceptionally low. This paper explores various aspects of the relationship between women and food security in the region that may contribute to this discrepancy.
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    The Global Gender Gap Report 2006

    World Economic Forum, 2007
    How do countries measure up in comparison to one another when it comes to addressing the gap between men and women in terms of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.
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    Women in decision-making

    United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, 2006
    This briefing paper presents the latest figures on women's involvement in decision-making at various levels on a global scale, including parliamentary representation, local government and managerial posts.
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    Empowering young women to lead change

    United Nations Population Fund, 2006
    Empowering Young Women to Lead Change is an easy to follow resource manual designed to enable young women to prepare and facilitate training on a host of issues that are important to them.
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    Called to speak: six strategies that encourage women’s political activism

    Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 2006
    This research brief gives an overview of a study on women’s involvement in social activism within non-profit religious groups. The report is based on interviews with women’s activist in religious community groups, including an analysis of the strengths of strategies that have been successful in increasing women’s leadership and involvement.
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    Missing girls in Vietnam: is high tech sexism an emerging reality?

    Eldis Document Store, 2006
    This note highlights a possible trend that Vietnam may face in the near future – that of missing girls.
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    The female condom: a powerful tool for protection

    United Nations Population Fund, 2006
    This report emphasises the potential of the female condom as a strategy for women to gain control over their lives and their bodies, by preventing unwanted pregnancies and lowering their susceptibility to the HIV infection.
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    Eroticism, sensuality and "women's secrets" among the Baganda: a critical analysis

    Feminist Africa, 2005
    This article focuses on the connection and collision between human sexuality, power and politics. Specifically, the author explores the various ways in which the erotic is used both as an oppressive and empowering resource.
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    Handbook in gender and empowerment assessment

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 1999
    This handbook presents a method for Gender Empowerment Assessment (GEA) which records how development projects and programmes affect women and men. Therefore, this is not a manual for conducting full scale gender and empowerment analysis of projects, but is a guide that will assist the user to identify the need for such analysis.

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