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Gender and Violence in Namibia The 2000/2001 Namibia NHDR focuses on Gender and Violence and its impact on Namibian society. The report gives an overview of violence as a global, South African and Namibian issue and explores the underlying causes and contributing factors, including globalization and social changes such as domestic violence and rape. Detailed statistical data on violence and gender issues in Namibia are provided as well as a critical analysis of responses to violence against women by central government, t... Namibia - 2001 |
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Women and Men in Romania: 2000 This statistical booklet presents a comprehensive and accurate set of gender statistics revealing the government’s involvement in promoting gender justice and equality. The report can also serve as a great source of information for NGOs and academics interested in issues concerning gender equality and advancement of women. For example, the data presented in one chapter reveals an increase of participation of women in the economy. On the negative side, however, maternal mortality remains... Romania - 2000 |
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Poverty, Social Exclusion and Marginalization The two main themes of this report are poverty and gender equality. The findings concerning poverty point to many disturbing trends: almost 11 percent of the population lives below the minimum subsistence level and the unemployment rate continues to increase, reaching 20 percent in 1999. This is increasing poverty, social exclusion and marginalization of many social groups in Slovakia, especially the Roma population. The report discusses measures for both combating the causes of poverty an... Slovak Republic - 2000 |
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Gender and Human Development Poverty and gender inequality is identified to be the main obstacles to Kenya's human development. Women form a disproportionately large proportion of the poor and the report tries to find the connection between the two. Kenya - 1999 |
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Eradication of Poverty, Gender and Environment
Togo - 1999 |
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Women and human development in Benin The Report provides an assessment of human development in Benin with a focus on the situation of women and their access to development opportunities. It explores regional gender differences in education, the condition of female, reproductive, and youth health and analyzes the economic activity of women with respect to the labour force and the informal sector. The Report finds that in 1996, only 7.3% of National Assembly seats were occupied by women. Participation of women in economic activ... Benin - 1998 |
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Gender and Development
Niger - 1998 |
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Women's Contribution to Development The Cambodian report is mainly descriptive one focusing on the subject of gender disparities in economic and social opportunities. It looks at the cultural and legal context such as the importance of old Khmer kinship structures for women’s position in Cambodia. Cambodia - 1998 |
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Women and Gender in Development The special focus of the report is the situation of Philippine women. It tracks progress in gender equality over the years; the kind of discrimination women have had to overcome and still have to overcome; the hazards they face in the workplace. The enhancement of women's capabilities and opportunities to make choices is an important element of human development. The gains attained by the Philippines in increasing women's access to education and jobs in certain sectors, and participation i... Philippines - 1997 |
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Indexes of Human Development Report This report is the result of the first Human Development Index study in El Salvador at a departmental level, disaggregated by geographical area (rural and urban) and by sex. This study is based on concepts and methodology of the HDR and stresses that this is a new approach to development, different from traditional economic approaches in its focus on the human being. El Salvador - 1997 |
