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Uks

Uks is a research, resource and publication centre dedicated to the cause of gender equality and women’s development in . They are an advocacy and rights-based group seeking to raise awareness and assist implementation of our goals and ideals. The Center focuses on the women-media relationship. The word ‘Uks’ is an Urdu term meaning ‘reflection’. […]

UN-INSTRAW and CAWTAR project publications

“Knowledge Management: a way to women’s empowerment” Although women’s rights is a highly developed research topic, a major gap remains, which is the relative lack of statistical and qualitative researches on the numbers and profiles of women in positions of leadership in the economic sector, the use of ICTs by women, women politicians and the […]

Transnational Feminist Webzine – Subversion/Subversión

Table of Contents 1 About 1.1 Mission/Misión & Vision/Visión 1.2 Creators 1.3 Example Submissions 2 See also 3 References 4 External links About Subversion/Subversión is a transnational feminist art magazine. Launched in 2013, the magazine promotes international feminist exchange. It is a collective publication, with all sources in both English and Spanish – as many […]

The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development”

The State of Food and Agriculture 2010–11 makes the “business case” for addressing gender issues in agriculture and rural employment. Increasing women’s access to land, livestock, education, financial services, extension, technology and rural employment would boost their productivity and generate gains in terms of agricultural production, food security, economic growth and social welfare. Closing the […]

Women, Business and the Law 2010 report: Methodology

The Women, Business and the Law pilot report builds on the experience of Doing Business project to develop objective indicators of impediments to entrepreneurship and employment for women. Doing Business analyzes regulations that apply to a business throughout it life cycle, including start-up and operations, trading across borders, paying taxes, and closing a business across […]

Women, Business and the Law 2012 report: Methodology

Table of Contents 1 Background 1.1 Accessing Institutions 1.2 Using Property  1.3 Getting a Job 1.4 Providing Incentives to Work 1.5 Building Credit 1.6 Going to Court 2 See also 3 External links Background Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations that affect women’s ability to earn an income, either by starting and […]

The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Executive summary 2.1 Population and families 2.2 Health 2.3 Education 2.4 Work 2.5 Power and decision-making 2.6 Violence against women 2.7 Environment 2.8 Poverty 3 See also 4 References Background The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics is the fifth issue of The World’s Women and was produced by the […]

Book: African Women on the Thin Blue Line: Gender-Sensitive Police Reform in Liberia and Southern Sudan

African Women on the Thin Blue Line explores how women in civil society and their female counterparts in the police are experiencing police reform processes in two conflict-affected African contexts: Liberia and Southern Sudan. It highlights the challenges of fully integrating a gender perspective into police reform as well as the many opportunities and strengths […]

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