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Gender inequality, social institutions and the MDGs

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<i>[Image infos="Polygamy.jpg|180px|left"]Social Institutions - defined as norms, cultural values and attitudes - can hamper progress towards gender equality. While many studies look at the development outcomes in gender inequality (such as education, employment or health), few studies address the root causes behind gender inequality. The [Pagelink infos="Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Centre|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Centre's"] </i>[Pagelink infos="2009 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index|<i>2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index</i>"]<i>(SIGI) - currently being updated and expected to launch at the end of 2011 - looks at how social institutions impact on women's lives in 124 developing countries, of which 102 are ranked.</i>

<i>Social institutions like early marriage or violence against women significantly impact women's personal and professional development, both at the individual and community levels. It is also interesting to see how addressing social institutions [Image infos="Child_marriage.jpg|200px|right"]could help achieve the MDGs.</i>

In April, Sciences Po students from Wikigender University tried to address those questions. Access their articles directly by clicking on the links below. For more information on what social institutions are and why they are important to be looked at, see related articles also available on Wikigender under the "see also" section.
<h2 id="w_wikigender-university">Wikigender University</h2>
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	<li>[Pagelink infos="Early Marriage in Gender Equality in Bangladesh|Child marriage in Gender Equality in Bangladesh"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Women's Access to Land in sub-Saharan Women and African Economic Development|Women's access to land in sub-Saharan Women and African Economic Development"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Civil Liberties, a Comparison between Gender Equality in France and Gender Equality in Yemen|Civil Liberties: a comparison between Gender Equality in France and Gender Equality in Yemen"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Roles of Social Institutions in Gender Equality in Cuba Concerning Prostitution|Roles of Social Institutions in Gender Equality in Cuba concerning prostitution"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Corrective Rape in Gender Equality in South Women and African Economic Development|Corrective rape in Gender Equality in South Women and African Economic Development"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Son preference in Gender Equality in China|Son preference in Gender Equality in China"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Violence against women and the Millennium Development Goals|Violence against women and the Millennium Development Goalss"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Polygamy in Gender Equality in Egypt|Polygamy in Gender Equality in Egypt"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Mobility of Saudi Women|Mobility of Saudi women"]</li>
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<h2 id="w_see-also">See also</h2>
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	<li>[Pagelink infos="Social institutions|Social Institutions"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="2009 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index|The 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index (2009 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index)"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base-DB|The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Gender Inequality and the Millennium Development Goalss: What are the Missing Dimensions?|Gender inequality and the Millennium Development Goalss: what are the missing dimensions?"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Child marriage|Child marriage"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Violence against women|Violence against women"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Polygamy|Polygamy"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Access to land|Access to land"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Female genital cutting|Female genital cutting"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Missing Women|Missing Women"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Inheritance|Inheritance"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Parental authority|Parental authority"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Freedom of movement|Freedom of movement"]</li>
	<li>[Pagelink infos="Freedom of dress|Freedom of dress"]</li>
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