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    UN Reform: What's at Stake for Women?

    2007
    Redressing gender inequalities can help towards reducing poverty, enhancing economic productivity and improving family nutrition. It can also control the spread of HIV/AIDS, improve the use of natural resources and promote long-lasting peace.
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    No Religious Arbitration Coalition. What Have We Learned?

    National Association of Women and the Law, 2005
    ?An excellent model for those engaging in law reform advocacy? is how this paper describes the work of the 'No Religious Arbitration Coalition' campaign in Canada. This briefing provides information on the strategies used by the campaign and the lessons learned.
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    Women with Disabilities: Accessing Trade

    Status of Women Canada, 2004
    How do trade policies in Canada affect women with disabilities? Disabled women already have a greater propensity to be on low incomes. Gender and disability combine to deepen inequalities in access to jobs and remuneration. This leaves many women with disabilities more reliant on public funded support.
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    Human Security and Aboriginal Women in Canada

    Status of Women Canada, 2005
    Aboriginal women in Canada are at the forefront of resistance when it comes to threats to their land and culture. This is the conclusion of this study, which examines the links between Aboriginal women, protest and human security. The study shows that restrictions on fishing rights, expansion in logging, and ski-resort development are being fiercely fought by Aboriginal women.
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    Bringing Gender Back into Canada's Engagement in Fragile States: Options for CIDA in a Whole-of-Government Approach

    North-South Institute, 2005
    In April 2005, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) produced an International Policy Statement (IPS) which sets out CIDA's policy on fragile states. Fragile states are those which are unable or unwilling to guarantee the provision of basic human security, health care, education and livelihoods such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq and Sudan.
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    The Unfinished Story of Women and the United Nations

    2007
    How did the women's movement become involved with the United Nations (UN) and what successes have they had? This book celebrates over 85 years of history of women's engagement with intergovernmental organisations, from the establishment of the League of Nations in 1919 up to the ten-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in 2005.
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    Engendering Peace: How the Peacebuilding Commission Can Live Up to UN Security Council Resolution 1325

    2006
    What opportunities does the proposed United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Commission (PC) present for women? This document recommends ways in which the planned Peacebuilding Commission can comply with Security Council Resolution 1325, a UN resolution which promotes women's involvement in peace building initiatives.
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    Women, Peace and Security: The Canadian NGO Experience

    Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group, 2007
    United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security calls for the participation of women in peace processes, gender training in peace operations, and the overall protection of women and girls and respect of their rights, particularly in conflict situations.
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    2007 Federal Budget Overview: Not a Budget for Women

    2007
    Who benefits most from Canada's 2007 Federal Budget? According to this report, it is high earning men with a stay-at-home partner or wife. The report shows how women in Canada are affected differently than men by tax and spending policies of governments as a result of their varying labour market opportunities, family and community responsibilities, and levels of economic security.
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    Intersectional Feminist Frameworks. An Emerging Vision

    Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, 2006
    What are intersectional feminist frameworks (IFFs)? How are they useful for social and economic analysis? This piece explores the thinking behind IFFs and explains why they should replace traditional gender-based analysis (GBA). GBA looks at women's inequality compared to men.

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