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    Compendium of gender scales

    Communication for Change, 2014
    The identification of appropriate gender-related measures is important for developing and evaluating interventions that aim to promote positive health outcomes by addressing the gender norms that function as barriers to health.
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    Gender-sensitive indicators for media: framework of indicators to gauge gender sensitivity in media operations and content

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2012
    Produced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the aim of the Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) is to contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment in and through media of all forms, irrespective of the technology used. The main focus of the publication is on the equality and gender dimensions of social diversity in the media.
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    Tool: indicators for measuring results on gender equality

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2010
    The purpose of this Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) publication is to provide a selection of potential indicators from which SIDA country teams can choose to help monitor results in gender equality work in different sectors.
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    Quick guide to gender-sensitive indicators

    Oxfam, 2014
    This short, 2-page guide is designed to be an introductory primer on gender-sensitive indicators, concisely covering their definition, role, and necessity, as used in Oxfam's own development and charity work. The guide provides an at-a-glance summary of what constitutes gender-sensitive indicators, highlighting how they: Measure the gaps between men and women;
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    Masculinities and religion in Kaduna, Nigeria: a struggle for continuity at a time of change

    Reigion and Gender, 2012
    Based upon data collected between 2007-2011, this Religion and Gender journal paper examines the coping mechanisms used by men in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, to ward off the chaos resulting from economic instability, and the effects of global processes of change.
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    Gender equality: a governance matter

    UN Women, 2013
    Does gender inequality constitute a governance failure? This policy brief describes how it is a governance failure when governments are unable or unwilling to translate gender equality commitments into reality.
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    The epistemology of womanhood: ignored contentions among Igbo women of eastern Nigeria

    African Journals Online - AJOL, 2013
    Can gender consciousness influence behaviour patterns? This publication aims to extrapolate that sometimes the discrimination that women suffer are not inspired by masculine outlooks, but by the feminist mind-set, that is, the epistemology of womanhood.
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    Creating space for women as transformers of conflict

    Peace Direct, 2014
    What can women contribute to conflict resolution and the achievement of lasting peace?
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    Islam and girl child education

    2010
    This paper discusses the education of the girl child in the Islamic context. Based on the verses in the scriptures, it suggests that education in Islam encompasses both the knowledge for prayer, and of the sciences and humanities. It highlights scriptures that talk of the benefits derived from education.
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    We should all be feminists (video)

    2013
    “I am angry. Gender as it functions today is a grave injustice. We should all be angry.” Though her 2013 TED Talk is infused with much light-hearted humour, the message of acclaimed Nigerian author Chinamanda Ngozi Adichie was a serious one. Anger, to Adichie, has a powerful historical legacy of bringing about change.

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