Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an biochemist and pharmacologist. She received the in 1988. Her research was instrumental in the development of the drug AZT. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Research 3 Distinctions 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links Early Life and Education […]
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Gender and Language
How can we make language more considerate to gender? In all languages, there is a tendency for the superiority of the use of the masculine. In French for example, when using plural in a sentence involving female and masculine subjects, the masculine takes over. Language is not only a means of communication. It is also […]
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Gender implications of inadequate sanitation in Kampala
According to the , sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feaces http://www.who.int/topics/sanitation/en/. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease worldwide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on both in households and across communities. However, according to the […]
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Gender and Peacebuilding Initiative
Under the leadership of Kathleen Kuehnast, the Gender and Peacebuilding Initiative organises educational and training programs, events and publications in order to allow women to gain access to leadership positions and raise awareness on gender issues. Table of Contents 1 About 2 Building Iraqi Women’s Leadership Capacity 3 Sustainable Economies 4 Religion and Peacemaking 5 […]
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Gender as a cross cutting issue in FAO – working towards closing the Gender Gap
The agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries and one of the key reasons is that women and men are not provided the same opportunities and cannot equally benefit from sustainable development and humanitarian interventions. Governments and the international community need to work together to eliminate this “gender gap” in order to achieve a […]
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