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    Situaci¢n de las Mujeres en Am?rica Latina y el Caribe

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1998
    Gender profiles for all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are available on the ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) website managed by its gender unit. Each profile is relevant to a specific country and is composed of quantitative data concerning population and health, education, household and the family, employment, income and political participation.
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    Meeting Information Needs on Gender Issues in Inland and Small Water Body Fisheries

    1994
    What kind of information is needed to incorporate gender issues in fisheries planning' How can this information be obtained' Based on experiences in Eastern and Southern Africa, this paper provides guidelines for inland fisheries planners on incorporating gender into their work.
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    Gender Budget Initiative: Background Papers

    Commonwealth Secretariat, 1999
    At face value, budgets appear to be gender-neutral policy instruments. In reality, they are gender-blind because they ignore the different roles, responsibilities and capabilities of men and women, hence have a different impact on both groups.
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    Tools for Gender Analysis of the National Budget

    Commonwealth Secretariat, 1999
    Action is required at three levels in order to incorporate gender considerations into public expenditure decisions. Policy tools should be applied, gender-disaggregated data must be used, and dialogue needs to be strengthened. This set of technical tools aims to meet the first level and assist in gender- sensitisation of the national budgetary process.
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    Gender Budget Initiative: A Commonwealth Initiative to Integrate Gender into National Budgetary Processes

    Commonwealth Secretariat, 1999
    It is good economic sense to make national budgets gender-sensitive, as this will enable more effective targeting of government expenditure to specific sectors of the population, and reduce inequitable consequences of previous fiscal policies.
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    Domestic Violence in Moldova

    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2000
    A recent survey of reproductive health issues in Moldova shows as many as 22% of women respondents reported abuse by a partner of former partner at some time in their lives. The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights conducted in-depth interviews to determine governmental responses to domestic violence in Moldova.
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    Men, Masculinities and Development: Broadening our Work Towards Gender Equality

    United Nations Development Programme, 2000
    If the different roles and responsibilities attributed to men and women are not 'natural' but are socially constructed, then they can be changed by society, by us. As part of a United Nations' Gender in Development Monograph Series, this document explores the different meanings given to the term 'masculinity' and considers the implications for the effectiveness of development programmes.
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    Domestic Violence in Armenia

    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2000
    Domestic Violence is a serious problem in Armenia and surveys show that many instances of domestic violence are never reported to the legal authorities. The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights conducted in-depth interviews to determine the extent of domestic violence in Armenia and to analyse the government's response to the problem.
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    Men and the HIV Epidemic

    United Nations Development Programme, 1999
    Economic and social vulnerability, as well as stereotypical gender roles, influences not only men and women's vulnerability to HIV/AIDS but also the manner in which individuals, groups and communities respond. Unequal gender relations are particularly visible in the special vulnerability of women to HIV and AIDS in developing countries, and in men's risk-taking behaviour.
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    Gender and HIV/AIDS: Taking Stock of Research and Programmes

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1999
    Gender-aware programmes have focused on improving access to information regarding HIV/AIDS, sexuality and reproduction as well as the improvement of appropriate services and technologies and women's access to them. Discussions around sexuality and sexual health have also been initiated to improve the unequal gender dynamic in sexual relations.

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