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    Sexual Orientation and Zimbabwe's New Constitution: A Case for Inclusion

    Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, 1999
    Why is there a need for development to talk about sexual orientation? All over the world lesbians and gay men suffer sexual identity-based discrimination in legal, social and cultural arenas. The role of law in upholding 'morality' has significant consequences in the case of sexuality when legislation can impinge on the right to be free from discrimination.
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    Le D?sir Amput?, Sexual Experience of Lebanese Women: 15 Years Later

    2002
    How do women understand their sexuality? This paper is based on a research project on the sexual experience of a group of Christian women in a traditional Lebanese society. The research looked at school (education), family (virginity and autoerotic practice) and marriage - institutions, it argues, which operate to maintain the status quo.
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    The Gender Dimensions of Poverty in Egypt

    2001
    Does poverty in Egypt have a woman's face? Is female poverty linked to their conditions in the labour market or levels of education? Are women particularly at risk in poor households? This report addresses the gender dimensions of poverty using the recent Household Expenditure, Income and Consumption Survey of 1999/2000 for Egypt.
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    Outsiders 1978-2000: a Personal History

    Leydig Trust, 2000
    People with disabilities have a right to love and sex as much as anyone else. This is the message of "Outsiders", a UK based organisation for people who feel isolated because of physical disabilities or social disabilities such as shyness, phobias or mental illness. Outsiders helps them gain confidence, make new friends and find partners. People of all sexual orientations are welcome.
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    The Integration of Women's Rights in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership/L'integration des Droits des Femmes dans le Partenariat Euro-Mediterraneen

    Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, 2003
    The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, launched in 1995, provides a framework for political, economic and social relations between the 12 partners of the southern Mediterranean and 15 European Union member states. This report explores the dynamics that hinder and promote women's rights within this partnership and in the Middle East and North Africa.
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    Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies

    Women for Women's Rights - New Ways, Turkey, 2000
    Controlling the sexuality of women continues to be one of the most powerful tools of patriarchy in most societies. The essays in this volume show that the sexual oppression of Muslim women is not the result of an Islamic vision of sexuality, but a combination of political, social and economic inequalities practiced through the ages.
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    Sexuality - a Super Force: Young People, Sexuality and Rights in the era of HIV/AIDS

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2002
    "Sex is Good - Sex is Joy - Sex is Fun - Sex is Love - Sex is Power - Protected Sex is Life!" This is the message of this booklet, which argues that sexuality is natural and needed for procreation, and sexual drive is important for intimacy and pleasure. Many young people have sex during their teens, whether their parents know this or not.
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    What Women Do in War Time: Gender and Conflict in Africa

    Zed Books Limited, 1998
    What is the legacy of armed conflict on the roles and experiences of women in Africa? This collection of reports, testimonies and analyses portrays the diverse experiences of women all over Africa who have lived through civil wars, apartheid, genocide and gendered political violence such as rape.
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    The Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a Tool to Bridge the Gender Digital Gap: A Case on the Use of a Locally-Developed CD-ROM by Rural Women in Uganda

    United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, 2002
    The majority of rural women in Africa have limited or no schooling and usually only speak their local languages. This constrains their capacity to benefit from ICT initiatives which require computer and educational literacy and the ability to understand English. Therefore, ICT projects targeting rural communities in Africa need to address this issue through use of appropriate technologies.
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    Gender, ICTs and Agriculture: A Situation Analysis for the 5th Consultative Expert Meeting of CTA's ICT Observatory meeting on Gender and Agriculture in the Information Society

    2002
    How can resource-poor rural women in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve their agricultural production, food processing and food provision? This paper analyses the situation of gender, ICTs and agriculture in ACP nations, through identifying opportunities and challenges to rural women's effective use of these technologies.

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