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Women's Rights and Gender Equality in the EU Enlargement. An Opportunity for Progress
BRIDGE, 2002Twelve countries from Eastern Europe have been candidates for EU membership since 1998.DocumentAn Introduction to the General Agreement on Trade in Services for Gender Advocates
2001This short piece provides an introduction to the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). GATS is problematic because it encourages the privatisation of public services and amenities such as water, healthcare and education; it threatens to overrule domestic laws where these are perceived to hinder free trade; and the propositions within the agreement remain untested.DocumentTrade Liberalization: Impacts on African Women
2001Trade liberalisation processes impact differently on men and women due to the fact that men and women have different roles in production. Despite the fact that women are actively involved in international trade, WTO agreements are gender blind and as such have adverse impacts on women.DocumentGender and the Information Revolution in Africa
2000Information is universally acknowledged to be central to sustainable and equitable development. In Africa, however, access to information is limited, and especially so for rural women. The new information and communication technologies(ICTs), centred mostly on the Internet, provide potential to redress this imbalance.DocumentGender and Relationships: A Practical Action Kit for Young People
Healthlink Worldwide [formerly Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group ], 2001Gender has a big impact on male and female behaviour, but most young people are not aware of the effect of gender on their lives. This kit is designed to help young people facilitating youth programmes and adults working with young people to integrate gender issues into sexual and reproductive health programmes.DocumentMoving the Goalposts: Gender and Globalisation in the Twenty-first Century
Oxfam, 2000The ability to grasp the best opportunities brought about by the expansion of global trade and production are determined by women and men's different degrees of freedom to take on waged employment and their level of skills and training, including literacy. Women (and men) who have responsibilities for unpaid reproductive work are constrained in pursuing waged employment.DocumentReligious Perspectives of Sexuality: a Resource Guide (with summary chart: Religion, Sexuality and Public Policy: Overview of World religions)
Park Ridge Centre USA, 2001Why is it important to understand the religious dimension of issues such as reproductive health, marriage and family, adolescent sexuality, homosexuality and the role of women? For many people sexuality cannot be separated from a religious context, and their values have an impact on policy.DocumentGender Mainstreaming: Learning & Information Packs
United Nations Development Programme, 2001These 6 information packs are intended as resources both for self-training, and for use in gender mainstreaming workshops. They may also be incorporated into workshops on other topics, to strengthen their gender mainstreaming potential.DocumentStriking a Balance On Women and Men in Development Cooperation
BRIDGE, 1999How important is it to integrate a gender perspective in development cooperation? Promoting equality between men and women has always been a major concern for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).