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    Socio economic gender inequality in Nigeria: A review of theory and measurements

    2012
    This article attempts to synthesise a number of different views of gender inequality, followed by a discussion on various indicators used to measure it. It claims that women lag behind men in the majority of socio-economic indicators, and constitute the majority of the poor, unemployed and socially disadvantaged groups.
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    Rising through the ranks: a young woman's guide to leadership and political party engagement

    National Democratic Institute, 2011
    Despite the fact that women make up the majority of the world’s population, they remain under-represented in politics and in leadership positions in virtually all sectors. Political parties are one of the key mechanisms through which women can advance their political aspirations and meaningfully take on leadership roles.
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    Implications of missionary education for women in Nigeria: a historical analysis

    2008
    What type of education was dispensed by missionary agencies and the British colonial administration, and how has this affected women’s development in Nigeria?
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    Accelerating the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting

    United Nations Population Fund, 2014
    The Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), co-sponsored by UNFPA and UNICEF, aims to see communities that practice it abandon FGM/C within a generation. Key to their success is using a human rights-based approach to encourage communities to act collectively, so that girls or their families who opt out do not jeopardise marriage prospects or become social outcasts.
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    ‘I Carry the Name of my Parents’: young people’s reflections on FGM and forced marriage - results from PEER studies in London, Amsterdam and Lisbon

    Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development, 2013
    This report presents the results of three participatory ethnographic evaluation research (PEER) studies, carried out as part of the CREATE Youth-Net project, which aims to safeguard young people in three European countries (the United Kingdom, Portugal and the Netherlands) from harmful practices, in particular Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage.
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    Handbook for cultural and religious leaders to end FGM

    African Women's Development & Communication Network, 2014
    What action can you take to address FGM? This handbook, produced by the African Women’s Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) is a behaviour change communication tool intended to expand the engagement of men in religious and cultural institutions to reach out to their communities to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Meru and Tharaka, Kenya.
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    Harmful traditional practices: your questions, our answers

    Gender and Development Network, 2014
    What are harmful traditional practices (HTPs), and how can women and girls be protected from them? This report provides an overview of HTPs, explaining their causes and consequences, and bringing together examples of successful approaches to addressing them.
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    Female genital cutting

    Tostan, 2014
    Female genital cutting (FGC) is a deeply-rooted social norm enforced by community expectations around marriageability. Girls who are not cut are often ostracised by their communities. Tostan is an African-based organisation empowering rural communities to achieve sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights.
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    Diccionario de la transgresión feminista (Español)

    Just Associates, 2012
    Dentro del contexto local-a-global de la acción ciudadana, varias activistas y académicas acordaron qu
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    New actors, new money, new conversations: a mapping of recent initiatives for women and girls

    Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2013
    Over the past several years, investing in women and girls as ‘smart economics’ has become a favored strategy in development and philanthropy. This has precipitated a host of campaigns and initiatives, including new private-sector involvement, dedicated to supporting women and girls.

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