Domestic Violence (sometimes referred to as domestic abuse, or violence within the family) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another. Domestic violence often refers to violence between spouses, or spousal abuse but can also include cohabitants and non-married intimate partners. Domestic violence occurs in all cultures; people […]
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Directorate of Research on Women in Agriculture, India
The Working Group on Agricultural Research and Education constituted by the Planning Commission for the formulation of the Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97) recommended the establishment of a National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture (NRCWA). Accordingly, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) established the NRCWA in 1996 at Bhubaneswar which was upgraded as […]
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Gender Differences in Employment in the United Kingdom
Equal pay legislation was introduced in the over 40 years ago. Gender equality legislation was further reinforced by the 2007 Gender Equality Duty applying to all public bodies and aspects of the 2010 Equality Act. However, the UK still has a long way to go in order to achieve equality in workplace. The one of the highest […]
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Gender Equality Architecture Reform Campaign (GEAR)
Table of Contents 1 About 2 References 3 See also 4 External links About GEAR, the Campaign, a network of more than 300 women’s organizations, has been campaigning for the establishment of a new Agency for Women since its launch in February 2008. Its creation was a result of the meeting planned by the Women’s […]
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Gender Equality and ICTs
Information and communication technologies (ICTs), which include the internet, computers, and mobile phones, have great potential to empower women worldwide. ICTs provide access to training and market information that can help women’s and men’s businesses succeed, for example. Table of Contents 1 ICTs and the Empowerment of Women 2 Limitations to women’s access to ICTs 3 […]
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