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  Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls: 2014 Commission on the Status of Women Agreed Conclusions

  UN Women, 2014

  The 58th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) in 2014 reached a momentous global consensus on actions needed to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and girls.
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  Women engaging politically: beyond magic bullets and motorways

  Pathways of Women's Empowerment RPC, 2011

  This policy paper by Mariz Tadros, adopts an upside-down approach to women’s political empowerment.
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  Politics, equality and voice

  Pathways of Women's Empowerment RPC, 2015

  Pathways of Women’s Empowerment links academics, activists and practitioners who are working to advance women’s empowerment through local, regional and global policy processes, thus allowing policy actors, researchers and civil society organisations to engage in dialogue collaboratively.
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  Pathways of women's empowerment: building constituencies

  Pathways of Women's Empowerment RPC, 2015

  This thematic portal examines how women engage with policy change, and the building of alliances and coalitions, to bring about accountability. It also contains information on how to create demand for, and dismantle obstacles to, women’s empowerment; and how to institutionalise and legitimise women’s empowerment in the policies, actions and populations of these institutions.
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  Confidence, capacity, connections: a young woman's guide to leadership

  National Democratic Institute, 2010

  Civic and political engagement can be a daunting challenge, particularly for young women. This guide is designed for a wide range of young women, be they a member of an established organisation or association, an aspiring politician, an individual with a project idea, or someone struggling to balance many roles and responsibilities in their life.
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  Transformative leadership for women’s rights: an Oxfam guide

  Oxfam, 2014

  As part of its commitments to promoting gender justice, Oxfam invests in an approach called ‘Transformative Leadership for Women’s Rights’ (TLWR), a form of leadership which promotes gender justice by advancing women’s participation and leadership.
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  The effects of economic self-help group programs on women’s empowerment: a systematic review

  The Campbell Collaboration, 2013

  Following the global recognition of the critical role of females in poverty reduction strategies, a wave of microfinance programs and other livelihood support interventions were implemented worldwide specifically targeting rural women and women’s self help groups (SHGs).
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  Learning from an interrupted evaluation: Lessons from the randomized impact evaluation “Female Empowerment and Occupational Impacts of Vocational Training in the day - to - day life of the oases in rural Mauritania”

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014

  Security is an important parameter to consider when thinking of, designing and implementing a randomized impact evaluation. Some very concrete problems can appear, which are not always easy to foresee beforehand. They can stem from “normal” criminality or from politically sensitive situations.
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  The New Legal Status of Women in Turkey

  Women for Women's Rights - New Ways, Turkey, 2002

  Reforms passed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2001 changed the legal status of women in the family and created a new Turkish Civil Code. In this booklet, Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) offers a comprehensive yet concise overview of the new legal status of women in Turkey. The booklet describes the key gains the new Civil Code has brought to women's lives.
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  ‘Pink transportation’ in Mexico City: reclaiming urban space through collective action against gender-based violence

  Gender and Development, 2013

  Women-only transportation has become a popular option for urban women around the world who are tired of being groped and harassed in buses, subways and taxis. The separation of men and women in public transit is controversial among feminists, since it does not address or solve the fundamental issue of gender inequality which causes violence and harassment.

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