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Devadasi

Table of Contents 1 Devadasi 2 The term, Devadasi 3 The Evolution of the Devadasi System 3.1 Theories Related to the System 3.2 Historical Development 4 The Devadasi System in Tamilnadu 4.1 The Earlier References 4.2 Devadasis in the age of Cholas 4.3 The Devadasi System in Post Chola Period 5 Categories of Devadasis 6 […]

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Diputadas y Senadoras en México

Actualmente, la mujer ha tenido una relevante participación en la política mexicana y en el proceso electoral. Han sido pocas las mujeres que podemos nombrar como candidatas presidenciales, gobernadoras o miembros del Congreso; sin embargo, su participación e influencia es cada vez mayor en las decisiones políticas de México. Table of Contents 1 Cámara de […]

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Cinderella or Cyberella?

Cyberella is fluent in the uses of technology, comfortable using and designing computer technology, and working in virtual spaces. Cinderella works in the basement of the knowledge society with little opportunity to reap its benefits. http://www.styluspub.com/clients/kum/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=187254 These are the definitions taken from Nancy Hafkin and Sophia Huyer’s book Cinderella or Cyberella: Empowering Women in the Knowledge […]

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Adolescent Birth Rate

Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women is a indicator used to address the MDG 5: Improving Maternal Health.  It can be defined as ‘births to women aged 15-19, per 1,000 women’.United Nations. (2010). The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010: Statistical Annex. New York: The United Nations. Table of Contents 1 Rationale 2 Gender Issues 3 […]

Gender, Institutions and Development

“Gender, Institutions and Development” is an article that appeared in the Poverty in Focus magazine of the International Poverty Centre (, January 2008, pp. 10-11). The article is authored by Denis Drechsler, Johannes Jütting and Carina Lindberg of the OECD . Overview The article describes the multiple forms of gender discrimination around the world. In […]

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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 […]

GID-DB variables: restricted physical integrity

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted physical integrity. This sub-index captures […]

GID-DB variables: restricted civil liberties

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted civil liberties. This sub-index captures […]

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