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Work, family and public policy changes in Latin America: equity, maternalism and co-responsibility
United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014Taking account of the substantial increase in female labour market participation that has occurred throughout the Latin American region, this article describes policies adopted with the aim of reconciling work and family responsibilities between 2003 and 2013, and the implications of their design for socioeconomic and gender equity.DocumentTechnical seminar on measuring rural women's empowerment: key issues and challenges
2015Global success for policy actions on poverty reduction have been patchy over the last 15 years; East and South Asia have seen significant advances, but in other regions the story is different, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa where poverty has actually deepened.DocumentInequality, poverty among Nigeria women and youth and the challenges of inclusive growth in post-2015 Millenium Development Goals
International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2015Economic growth is the primary driver of poverty reduction. Yet in Nigeria, despite a decade of significant growth and bountiful natural resources, 67% of the population were estimated to live in abject poverty in 2011, while wealth inequality grew.DocumentGender-focused, community-led development in rural Africa: The Hunger Project’s Epicenter Strategy
2015The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit organisation committed to the sustainable end to world hunger.DocumentEmpowering drylands women
Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2014The Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP) is a global UNDP initiative to promote sustainable development in the drylands, and advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This topic brief highlights the important role that gender plays in this context of sustainable development, in particular the role of women in the Arab States and Africa.DocumentKorea’s support policies for single-parent families
Korea Development Institute, 2014Korea’s support policies for single-parent families are considered to have started in 1989 with the legislation of the Single-mother and Child Welfare Act.DocumentWomen and girls failed: the Burundian refugee response in Tanzania
Refugees International, 2015Since April 2015, political instability and violence has rocked Burundi, forcing an estimated 220,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries. Approximately half of these refugees are women, and around half of the many women who reported gender-based violence (GBV) upon reaching refugee camps in Tanzania required post-rape care.DocumentEmpowered and safe: economic strengthening for girls in emergencies
Women's Refugee Commission, 2014Even in times of peace and stability, adolescent girls are among the most vulnerable members of society in low-income countries. In times of emergency, this vulnerability is multiplied, with girls facing various rights violations, including high rates of gender-based violence (GBV).DocumentDesigning active labor market policies in southern Punjab: evidence from household and community surveys
2015The Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme (PEOP) is a flagship programme of the Government of Punjab being implemented in partnership with DfID.Document‘Leave no one behind’: gender, sexuality and the Sustainable Development Goals
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015In 2015, as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) come to an end, a new generation of world leaders, government officials, donors and civil society organisations, have joined forces to articulate their vision for a future where all people can contribute to, and benefit from, an inclusive development framework.Pages