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Evaluating gender mainstreaming in development projects

Gender mainstreaming was established in the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action as a major strategy for the promotion of gender equality. As a development strategy, gender mainstreaming requires attention to gender perspectives, making them visible and showi ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:48

Contractual arrangements for rural workers in Asia

This Note reports on research into differences in the contractual agreements made by workers and employers, offering insights into the working of markets (particularly for labour and credit) and, using case studies, showing the constraints on the free mov ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55

Feminise our forests: consultation on the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development

Citing the case of the Self Employed Women's Association's (SEWA) experience in nine districts of Gujarat, India, an argument is presented for returning almost the entire forestry sector to the women through their cooperatives of groups. Such an argument ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:58

Promoting gender equality? An overview of some development-related uses of ICTs by women

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have created new economic and social opportunities the world over. Their use, however, continues to be governed by existing power relations where women frequently experience relative disadvantage. Amidst t ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02

Social capacity, sustainable development and older people: lessons from community-based care in Southeast Asia

While gender has become a central factor in development, age and older people are seldom considered, and many organisations assume a top-down, non-participatory model of care - even when these organisations are otherwise engaged in sustainable and partipa ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:06

Women, microfinance, and savings: Lessons and proposals

Microfinance--both credit and savings--has potential to improve the well-being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal savings mechanisms that women already use, ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-14 18:09

Sexual-health communication across and within cultures: the Clown Project, Guatemala

The synergies created through the careful application of both organic and symbolic communication demonstrably reach those most vulnerable to the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS. The Clown Project uses labour-intensive face-to-face street theatre and d ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-01 11:51

Ending Violence Against Women: A Challenge for Development and Humanitarian Work