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    Small and Medium Enterprise Development

    Commonwealth Secretariat, 2003
    This brief focuses on the contribution made by women to local and national economies and the ways in which more structured small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may contribute to women's social and economic development in the context of globalisation.
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    Quick Notes on Gender Dimensions of Private Sector Development and Gender Entrepreneurship Markets

    EdInvest, International Finance Corporation, 2004
    Entrepreneurial women have engaged with private markets in diverse ways. These Quick Notes outline particular issues faced by women entrepreneurs and include best practice solutions in a range of countries and regions. Success stories from China, Jordan, South Africa, India, Mexico, New Zealand and Nepal highlight diverse ways in which women have engaged in private sector markets.
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    Facilitating Women's Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the ILO's Research and Support Programmes

    International Labour Organization, 2003
    Women are less likely to be entrepreneurs than men and work in different sectors which are perceived as less important to economic growth and development. However, women's entrepreneurship may, if nurtured, contribute significantly to economic growth. Existing mainstream government policies and programmes do not adequately support the specific needs of women entrepreneurs.
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    Women's Rights and the Multilateral Trading System: The Politics of Gender Mainstreaming at the WTO

    Heinrich Boell Foundation, 2004
    How can the differential impacts that trade has on women and men be effectively addressed? What are the most appropriate mechanisms for incorporating gender into trade policy? This conference report points to the lack of mechanisms to hold the WTO to account for women's rights.
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    Trade, Skills and Persistence of Gender Gap: A Theoretical Framework for Policy Discussion

    2003
    Why do conventional formulations of the benefits of international trade fall short in their capacity to address persistent gender inequality?
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    Engendering Policy Coherence for Development: Gender Issues for the Global Policy

    Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2005
    How can a policy coherence framework contribute to gender-sensitive policy making? This report is for policy-makers, trade unionists, business people and civil society organisations.
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    Free Trade or Fair Trade: An overview of the WTO and the Myths Surrounding It

    Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era, 2003
    Is free trade always fair on women? What are the main links between gender and trade? This discussion paper explores the links between WTO sectoral agreements and gender and describes the position shared by DAWN and civil society organisations on the Cancun meeting.
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    Anatomy of a backlash: sexuality and the ‘cultural’ war on human rights

    Human Rights Watch, 2005
    This paper discusses the growing alliance of conservative forces which is threatening progress made over the past decade in linking sexuality, health and human rights. These forces, although diverse (including Muslim fundamentalists and the Christian right), share a common target: sexual rights and sexual freedom, particularly regarding the right to express homosexual orientation.
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    Digital dangers: information & communication technologies and trafficking in women

    Women's Networking Support Programme, APC, 2005
    This paper seeks to explore the possible relationships between trafficking women and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with a view to advancing understanding of these complex issues. The first section of this publication lays the foundation for discussing ICTs and trafficking and defines these terms.
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    Gender and Security Sector Reform

    2005
    One of the most vital steps to ensuring the day-to-day security of women, men, boys and girls is to transform the institutions, policies and people who are responsible for the security of communities and individuals: collectively known as the security sector. Unfortunately, the emerging field of security sector reform (SSR) remains largely blind to issues of gender and women's security.

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