Search
Searching with a thematic focus on ,
Showing 51-60 of 128 results
Pages
- Document
Women in the Market: A Manual for Popular Economic Literacy
Network Women in Development Europe, 2000Designed 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.DocumentEthical Trade in African Horticulture: Gender, Rights and Participation
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004Are codes of conduct enough to address the gendered needs of women working in African horticulture? This paper addresses the growing use of codes of conduct outlining the employment conditions expected of southern producers. It provides an in-depth assessment of gender and ethical trade in South Africa (fruit), Kenya (flowers) and Zambia (flowers and vegetables).DocumentSocial Differentiation and Gender Stratification in the Present Phase of China
Zhejiang University, 2004During the current social transition those with most power are men. Men make up about three-quarters of all those managing, state, society and private enterprises. In the middle levels of society, women and men make up fairly equal proportions of professional and technical people, but men outnumber women in higher level posts, and women predominate at the lower end.DocumentA Study of Gender Inequality in Rural Women's Development and their Free Time
2004The relation between free time and gender inequality has been ignored by both studies of free time and by women's studies.DocumentBarriers to Girls' Education: Strategies and Interventions
2002This resource from the 'Teachers Talking about Learning' initiative of UNICEF provides a comprehensive overview of barriers to girls' education.DocumentGirls' Education: Towards a Better Future for All
Department for International Development, UK, 2005This paper describes DFID's planned actions to support work towards the education and gender Millennium Development Goals by 2015.DocumentGender, Education and Training
Oxfam, 1998This collection of articles by development workers and researchers focuses on learning opportunities for women offered by education and training.DocumentMillennium Development Goals: Gender Factsheet
Department for International Development, UK, 2004This factsheet provides an overview of how the Department for International Development, UK (DFID) is working to address Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3, 'Promote gender equality and empower women'.DocumentOur Common Interest, Report of the Commission for Africa
Commission for Africa, 2005This year promises to be a decisive one for Africa. In 2005, the United Nations (UN) will conduct a five-year review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which aim to halve world poverty (most of which is in Africa) by 2015.