SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION From 3-10 February 2012, Wikigender hosted its first online discussion. The chosen topic echoed the recently launched [Special_Focus|Girls in ICT portal], which we feature in our Wikigender gathered your views on how can access to ICTs promote opportunities for women and girls. In particular, the main sub-question here is how can […]
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Constitutional Provisions regarding Women in India
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Specific Provisions 3 See also 4 External links Introduction The Constitution of India not only grants equality to women but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio-economic, education and political disadvantages faced by them. Fundamental Rights, among […]
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Migration: a gender perspective
This article is the seventh in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. The benefits of migration in terms of economic development and country progress have been widely recognised both for sending and receiving countries, and at individual level mobility is an essential part of our lives today. This article tries to look at migration […]
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Voting but not driving: what part of progress for Saudi women?
What part of progress? This article is the fifth in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. Wikigender’s has recently focused on the announcement, by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, of women’s right to vote in the third municipal elections due in 2015. Civic engagement is definitely an important component when measuring the well-being of a […]
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Progress on MDG3
This article is the fourth in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. With 4 years to go, there is very little time to achieve the (MDGs). In particular, the outcome document of the 2010 MDG Summit recognised the many interlinkages between the MDGs and identified a number of cross-cutting interventions in order to drive […]
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