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  Status of Jordanian Women: Demography, Economic Participation, Political Participation and Violence

  2004

  This report is part of UNIFEM's initiative on Gender Equality Measured Through Statistics (GEMS). It presents statistical information on gender equality and the status of Jordanian women in four areas: demography, economic participation, political participation and violence.
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  Women and Political Participation in Jordan: The Development of Attitudes Towards Allocating a Quota of Parliamentary Seats for Women

  BRIDGE, 2000

  This paper analyses the rise and role of women in politics in Jordan, concentrating specifically on affirmative action and debates concerning quotas for women in parliament. It draws on a study by the University of Jordan's Strategic Studies Center on attitudes towards the political participation of women in Jordan.
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  Status report 2006: progress towards the goals for growth, social well-being and governance in Tanzania

  Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2006

  This report is a key output of Tanzania's National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) for the period 2005-2010. It provides a consolidated national view of the strategy's progress based on MKUKUTA's three major clusters of desired outcomes for poverty reduction: growth, social well-being, and governance.
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  The Role of Women in Water Management and Conservation in Jordan

  Gender and Water Alliance, 2006

  To what extent are Jordanian women currently participating in water management and conservation projects? This document provides an overview of various natural resource management projects in which women have or have not had significant involvement, and discusses their successes and failures.
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  From Microfinance to Macro Change: Integrating Health Education and Microfinance to Empower Women and Reduce Poverty

  Microcredit Summit Campaign, 2006

  This advocacy booklet calls for integration of reproductive health education with microfinance initiatives (MFIs) in developing countries. It presents individual stories, case studies and findings to show the impact that this combination can have on reducing poverty and improving individual lives, particularly of women who would otherwise not have income-generating opportunities.
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  'Just the facts ma'am' - Gender Stories from Unexpected Sources with Morals for Microfinance

  Microcredit Summit Campaign, 2006

  Is it profitable for microfinance initiatives (MFIs) to target women? This resource presents a series of case studies that describe how targeting women can be profitable for MFIs, why microfinance can be beneficial to women, and why female leadership in planning MFIs is crucial for financial success.
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  Promoting Gender-Sensitive Entrepreneurship Via Microfinance Institutions

  2005

  How can microfinance institutions (MFIs) become more gender-sensitive? Microfinance is often praised because it is believed to facilitate women's 'empowerment'.
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  Promising democracy, imposing theocracy: gender-based violence and the US war on Iraq

  MADRE, 2007

  What is the relationship between Iraq's mounting civilian death toll and the ongoing increase in violence against women? This report explores the links between gender-based violence and the conflict that has ensued since the United States-led invasion. The paper argues that the Bush administration has traded women's rights for co-operation with the fundamentalists that it has empowered.
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  Women's Political Participation in Rural India

  SAGE Publications, 2006

  This paper explores underlying themes related to women's political participation in rural Gujarati, in India. An analysis of this data provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics.
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  Guaranteed Employment and Gender Construction: Women's Mobilizations in Maharashtra

  BRIDGE, 2006

  Gender analyses of Employment Guarantee Schemes (EGS) in the Indian State of Maharashtra are often praised EGS as 'women friendly' because they attract a large number of female workers. This paper describes the experience of the following initiatives: Maharashtra Rajya Shetmajoor Parishad, Shramik Sanghatana, Mukti Sanghrash and Stree Mukti Sangharash.

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