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    BRIDGE Report 34: Gender, Conflict and Development. Volume I: Overview

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 1996
    What do wars mean for women' In what ways can gender analysis contribute to conflict resolution and prevention' With reference to case studies, this report shows how conflict at its various stages impacts differently on men and women, depending on their relative position prior to conflict. Men of combat age are most vulnerable to being conscripted, killed or injured during battle.
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    A World Free of Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women in the World of Work

    International Labour Organization, 1999
    The International Labour Organization (ILO) approaches violence against women as a three-pronged issue: a human rights issue, a labour issue and a health and safety issue. Its efforts focus primarily on three domains: violence against women at the workplace, trafficking of women and girl children and the survival of women and families in conflict-affected economies.
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    Violence Against Older People: The Gender Dimension

    HelpAge International, 2000
    An estimated 500 women are murdered very year in Tanzania after being accused of witchcraft, and many are driven from their homes and communities. Many are older women, who are used as scapegoats for family misfortune. Belief in witchcraft is embedded in African ancient history and remains strong despite modernisation and development.
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    Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence, June 10th & 11th 1999, the World Bank, Washington DC

    World Bank, 1999
    Does violence have a gender' What is the impact of armed conflict and political violence on relations between men and women' The World Bank organised a conference to discuss issues of gender and violence and the importance of integrating a gender approach when dealing with conflict situations.
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    Women and War

    International Committee of the Red Cross, 2000
    What impact has war on women and what are their specific needs' What is the international law doing to protect them' This article written by the person responsible for the ICRC's Project on Women and War draws attention to the various ways in which women experience conflict.
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    Tested to Their Limit: Sexual Harassment in Schools and Educational Institutions in Kenya

    Panos Institute, London, 2000
    63 percent of primary age girls in Kenya enrol in school each year. This gender gap at primary level is reflected in later years by the less than 30 percent female university student body. This report outlines the hostile and intimidating environments that hinder female education and points to lack of action by authorities to alleviate the situation.
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    Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict: United Nations Response.

    United Nations, 1998
    Violence and atrocities against women have been committed during armed conflicts throughout history. However for a long time the international community did not demonstrate much interest in addressing the issue. Only in the 1990s, was it recognised that abuses against women's human rights during armed conflict constitute a fundamental violation of international human rights law.
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    Discrimination Against the Girl Child: Female Infanticide, Female Genital Cutting and Honor Killing

    Youth Advocate Program International, 2000
    Life-threatening practices against girl children which are often supported for religious and cultural reasons, are widely reported in China, South Asia, the Middle East and parts of Africa.

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