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    Women, citizenship and difference

    Feminist Review, 1997
    In a globalising world where the role of the local, the national and the global is shifting, the meanings of citizenship are also changing. This article presents some new theoretical discussions on gender and citizenship.
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    Whose Sexuality Counts? Politic Visions of the Poor and their Sexualities. The possibilities of Rights Based Approaches and Participation.

    BRIDGE, 2005
    Whose sexuality counts? This paper argues that the poor are often treated by development professionals as children without sexualities, rather than as citizens with a right to sexuality and pleasure. The development industry has only tended to engage with sexuality in relation to reproduction (not pleasure), or in relation to negative issues like HIV/AIDS.
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    Japan's Action Plan of Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons 2004

    Government of Japan, 2004
    In December 2004, the Government of Japan (GOJ) produced an action plan to combat trafficking in persons especially women and children. It represented a major shift in government thinking and came about as the result of international and non-governmental organisation (NGO) pressure.
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    The Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society (Law No. 78 of 1999)

    Government of Japan, 1999
    This law provides the basis of gender equality policy in Japan. The document lays out the principles for the formation of a gender equal society, clarifies responsibilities of the State, local governments and citizens and stipulates the provisions needed for the above.
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    Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, The Summary Report of The NGOs in Japan, Rev.2

    Japan NGO Network for CEDAW, 2003
    In July 2003, the Japan NGO Network for CEDAW (JNCC), made up of 19 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), submitted a series of reports to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. These documents were written following the submission of the Japanese government's 5th periodic report to the Committee in 2002.
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    New forms of citizenship: democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Oxfam, 2003
    In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, many families live in illegal land occupations (favelas), housing projects and working-class suburbs. In the daily lives of most of these families, little change has been experienced under democracy as opposed to dictatorship. For some, life is more defined by violence related to drug-trafficking.
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    Citizenship degraded: Indian women in a modern state and a pre-modern society

    Oxfam, 2003
    One of the greatest barriers to achieving full citizenship rights for women is culture. If development organisations are to help advance women's rights and full citizenship then they must abandon explanations on the basis of ?culture? that ignore gender-based discrimination, and overcome their anxieties about appearing neo-colonial.
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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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    Gender and Trade: Overview Report

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    The general assumption is that trade liberalisation (the removal of barriers to cross-border trade) has equal impacts on men and women. However women and men are affected differently by trade due to their different roles in production and reproduction and to imbalances over control of land, power and resources.
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    Gender and Trade: Supporting Resources Collection

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    Over the past few years, greater understanding of the links between gender and trade has led to increased research and advocacy around the impact of trade policies on gender relations. Development policies and interventions at the macro, meso and micro levels are beginning to address the gendered inequalities that affect access to the potential benefits of international trade.

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