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  The technological revolution and its impact on gender relations with a special focus on India and Africa

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015

  There is mixed evidence on the empowering or disempowering potential of ICTs for women. New technologies clearly seem to have the potential of removing women-specific barriers to participation and organisation and leveling centuries-old gender inequality.
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  Systematically excluded: young women’s experiences of accessing the child support grant in South Africa

  2014

  Research suggests that younger women who care for children are less likely than other caregivers to access the Child Support Grant (CSG), yet few studies in South Africa explore barriers to accessing the CSG. 
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  Raising women's voices through radio drama: reflections from South Africa

  Community Media for Development, 2014

  In South Africa, violence against women has reached epidemic proportions, one of the highest rates in the world of countries collecting such data. 
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  Social and gender equity issues in forestry and REDD+ in Myanmar

  The Centre for People and Forests, 2015

  This discussion paper captures the panel’s reflections on Myanmar’s current state of gender considerations and the policy environment in the forestry sector and, based on lessons learned, offers recommendations to improve mainstreaming gender strategies in REDD+ planning and implementation in the country.
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  Reflections on femininity, love and HIV: the story of 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls

  Center for Communication Programs, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2013

  4Play: Sex Tips for Girls was a television drama that brought a rare touch of glamour and a distinctly feminine sensibility to the HIV communication genre in South Africa.
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  Effectiveness of an integrated intimate partner violence and HIV prevention intervention in Rakai, Uganda: analysis of an intervention in an existing cluster randomised cohort

  The Lancet, 2015

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with HIV infection. This article aimed to assess whether provision of a combination of IPV prevention and HIV services would reduce IPV and HIV incidence in individuals enrolled in the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), Rakai, Uganda.
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  Sex workers and sex work in South Africa: a guide for journalists and writers

  2014

  It is important that journalists and writers write about sex work and sex workers in South Africa to raise awareness of these issues. Yet, regrettably, some publications have reported on sex work inaccurately or have compounded the stigma or stereotypes that attach to sex work.
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  Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce

  The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) is South Africa’s leading sex worker human rights organisation.
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  Age and gender effects on time discounting in a large scale cash transfer programme

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015

  Inter-temporal choice represents one of the most fascinating topics in economics. Understanding its determinants can provide vital in sight into decisions ranging from savings and financial investment to smoking, obesity and human capital accumulation.
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  SDG 5: Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls - YouTube

  UN Women, 2015

  The sustainable development goals (SDGs) seek to change the course of the 21st century, addressing key challenges such as poverty, inequality, and violence against women. Women have a right to equality in all areas. Women’s equality must be embedded across legal systems and upheld in both laws and legal practices, including proactive measures such as quotas.

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