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  Women in Bolivarian Venezuela Part 2: The Bolivarian Response to the Feminization of Poverty in Venezuela

  Venezuela Analysis, 2005

  Innovative social and economic strategies are necessary to combat the growing incidence and severity of poverty among women in Venezuela. Legislative change to fight gender inequality, a root cause of the predominantly female poverty, is only the start.
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  Is Microfinance a ?Magic Bullet? for Women's Empowerment: Analysis of Findings from South Asia

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2005

  Opinions on the impact of microfinance are divided between those who see it as a ?magic bullet? for women's empowerment and others who are dismissive of its abilities as a cure-all panacea for development. This paper examines the empirical evidence on the impact of microfinance with respect to poverty reduction and empowerment of poor women in South Asia.
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  Resources, Agency, Achievements: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment

  Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2001

  Empowerment is a process by which those who have been denied power gain power, in particular the ability to make strategic life choices. For women, these could be the capacity to choose a marriage partner, a livelihood or whether or not to have children.
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  Gender and Sustainable Development in Drylands: an Analysis of Field Experiences

  2003

  The drylands of the world cover approximately 40 percent of the earth's land surface and are a direct source of livelihood for about a billion people, especially in developing countries. However, nearly all drylands are at risk of land degradation as a result of climate change, population growth, land over-use and poverty.
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  Gender Inequality and Economic Growth: a Cross-Country Analysis

  Elsevier, 2000

  How does gender inequality affect economic growth? This study looks at the impact that the unequal distribution of income by gender has on rates of economic growth. It is based on a set of semi-industrialised export-oriented economies in which women provide the bulk of labour in the export sector.
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  Gender, rights and participation in the Kenya cut flower industry

  Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2002

  Cut flower production is now a major part of the Kenyan economy, but the country's success in supplying European markets has brought with it increased attention to the industry's social and environmental impacts. Driven by the various concerns of consumers, retailers, European regulators and civil society organisations, flower growers have to comply with a number of codes of conduct.
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  Critical issues pertaining to the gender dimensions of biotechnology policy

  Gender Advisory Board, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 2003

  How can gender considerations be taken into account in the development of biotechnology policy in the global South? Many claim that biotechnology (e.g. genetically modified crops) has great potential for improving the health and food security of the world's poor, of which women account for 70 per cent.
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  Displaced women and girls at risk: risk factors, protection solutions and resource tools

  Women's Refugee Commission, 2006

  Displaced girls are at increased risk of abuse, exploitation, coercion and manipulation. Displaced women and girls with physical and mental disabilities are particularly vulnerable, with elderly women also at increased risk of violence and exploitation, especially if they are physically fragile, suffering from chronic illness or abandoned.
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  Land Reform and Human Rights in Contemporary Zimbabwe: Balancing Individual and Social Justice through an Integrated Human Rights Framework

  Elsevier, 2004

  Land distribution and access to land are key issues in Zimbabwe. In recent years, nearly all of the country's commercial farm land has been re-designated, leaving most farm workers dislocated from their farm villages. The government of Zimbabwe argues that the land reform programme is needed to achieve historical and social justice.
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  Taking gender equality seriously: making progress, meeting new challenges

  United Nations Development Programme, 2006

  UNDP and its partners have had mixed success with gender mainstreaming. For UNDP, as for others, mainstreaming has too often meant that everyone - and thus no one in particular - has responsibility for promoting women's empowerment. Nonetheless, there are many success stories throughout the organisation where mainstreaming has yielded positive results.

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