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  Hunting for Women: Bride-kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

  Taylor and Francis Group, 2004

  The possibility of being kidnapped is a daily reality for many young Kyrgyz women. Kidnapping by a group of drunk, male strangers, and forced marriage to one, is a constant and serious threat.
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  Briefing paper on the "feminisation of poverty"

  BRIDGE, 2001

  The term 'feminisation of poverty' is used to mean three distinct things: that women have a higher incidence of poverty than men; that their poverty is more severe than that of men and that there is a trend to greater poverty among women, this is particularly associated with rising rates of female-headed households (FHHs).
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  Women: The Risk Managers in Natural Disasters

  Social Science Research Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2004

  This paper highlights the unique role played by women during and after the onset of a natural disaster, with specific reference to Sri Lanka and the South Asian region. Sri Lanka, as an island in the Bay of Bengal, is frequently hit by floods, droughts and landslides, with the government response being more geared towards charity and relief rather than preparedness and disaster management.
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  Gender and Natural Disasters: Why We Should be Focusing on a Gender Perspective of the Tsunami Disaster

  2005

  Jones argues that, in the aftermath of such catastrophes as the tsunami, disaster management plans and humanitarian assistance must be linked with gender dynamics in order to "precipitate a greater understanding of what is needed to ensure that women's unique circumstances during natural disasters are not only recognized, but acted upon." That is, while the physical aspects of natural disasters ar
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  Violence Against Women in Sri Lanka: Report prepared for the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

  World Organisation Against Torture, 2002

  The OMCT shadow report shows Sri Lanka is far ahead of other countries in the region. Women are well educated and may be found in greater numbers in professional or managerial positions.
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  Shadow Report to CEDAW

  2001

  Sri Lanka ratified CEDAW in 1981 without any reservations. In 2001, NGOs participated in producing this shadow report. Traditionally Sri Lanka has fared well in terms of basic social indicators like life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment, infant mortality, child mortality, maternal mortality and composite qualitative indices such as Human Development Index and Gender Development Index.
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  A Russian Perspective

  Canadian International Development Agency, 2001

  Gender equality is an important element in the successful transition to a market economy and democratic development. Unfortunately, in the economic and political transition in Russia women have paid a higher price than men.
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  Gender in Transition

  World Bank, 2002

  The extensive socio-economic transformation undertaken by the transition countries of Europe and Central Asia over the last decade has substantially affected the structure of these countries' economies and the living standards of their people. A relatively under-explored issue is the extent to which this process has differently affected men and women in each country.
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  DAC Source Book on Concepts and Approaches Linked to Gender Equality

  DAC Network on Gender Equality, 1998

  This background document is divided into two sections. The first defines key concepts and approaches and the second provides a selected list of materials on various themes within gender and development. The key concepts cover a wide range of development issues and are not only gender-specific.
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  Investing in people: national progress in implementing the ICPD programme of action 1994-2004

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  Almost all countries report having taken at least one policy, legislative or administrative action to protect the rights of girls and women and promote women's empowerment since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994.

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