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  Women, nationality and citizenship

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003

  In the majority of cases, nationality is crucial to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. This has significant implications for those who do not have nationality such as stateless persons and refugees. However, looking at nationality also reveals numerous gender discriminations.
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  The Human Rights Education Program for Women (HREP) Utilizing State Resources to Promote Women's Human Rights in Turkey

  New Tactics in Human Rights Project, 2005

  This notebook uses the case of Turkey to show how building collaborative relationships with government institutions can advance human rights education. Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR)-New Ways, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Turkey gained the support and use of government resources for furthering human rights education of women at the local level.
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  Women in the Market: A Manual for Popular Economic Literacy

  Network Women in Development Europe, 2000

  Designed for WIDE's popular economics training, this manual combines a popular education framework with economic literacy tools to develop a better understanding of the fundamental workings of a market economy. It provides information on the particulars of the current economy: globalisation, restructuring, fluctuations (unemployment, inflation) and the WTO.
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  The ABC of Gender Responsive Education Policies - Guidelines for Developing Education for All Action Plans

  2003

  How can gender-sensitive education policies be assessed, designed, implemented and monitored? These guidelines designed to support the FAWE's national representatives, address a perceived gap in the technical tools needed in order to carry out gender mainstreaming in national education policies.
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  Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Sector Wide Approaches (SWAps): Case Studies in Education

  Cambridge Education Consultants, 2000

  This study was aimed to produce practical guidelines on good practice in mainstreaming gender into the planning and implementation of education SWAps. SWAps are a move away from project-focused approaches in educational development and the 'islands of excellence' that these entail, towards the provision of technical assistance within a coherent sector policy.
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  Evaluation of DFID Development Assistance: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, Phase II Thematic Evaluation: Education

  Department for International Development, UK, 2005

  This is one of a number of papers written in preparation for a full DFID evaluation of its gender equality work. It reviews the framework, country commitments and multilateral cooperation in the field of education - and outlines the reasons for failure to reach parity in primary education by a large number of countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
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  The economic advancement of women in Jordan: a country gender assessment

  World Bank, 2005

  Over the past decades, Jordan has achieved impressive results on a host of social indicators, including the bridging of gender gaps in education. Yet, women's participation in the economic sphere has not kept pace with these impressive gains, mainly due to a host of barriers that women face in accessing opportunities in the public sphere.
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  Men Who Have Sex with Men and HIV in Vietnam: A Review

  Guilford Publications, New York, 2004

  Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam's urban centres are increasing in numbers and visibility. Although limited to a few surveys, the available data on MSM in Vietnam show that they are at increased risk of HIV infection due to high numbers of sexual partners, high rates of unsafe sex, and inconsistent condom use.
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  Partnerships for girls’ education

  Oxfam, 2005

  The idea of partnerships - involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities - is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people.
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  A Russian Perspective

  Canadian International Development Agency, 2001

  Gender equality is an important element in the successful transition to a market economy and democratic development. Unfortunately, in the economic and political transition in Russia women have paid a higher price than men.

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