Gender Equality: What Gaps Remain?

Nov 22, 2011 by

The World Bank has released The 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development . This report discusses gains women have made in gender equity, points out areas where change is...

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Where is the United States Government Going on \'Gender\'?

May 5, 2011 by Constance Newman

I’ve been watching the ebb and flow of the gender equality movement for many years now. I’m glad to see that the ebbing, including the social backlash of the 1980s and the political...

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Focusing on Women, Girls, and Gender Equality: Let’s Not Forget Female Health Workers

Apr 26, 2011 by Constance Newman

This blog was originally published on the Global Health Council blog . The Obama administration\'s Global Health Initiative (GHI) has taken the bold step of putting the principle of...

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Mobile Phones: Changing Girls\' Lives One Call at a Time

Oct 11, 2010 by Corinne Farrell

Last week, my BBC news feed randomly juxtaposed two headlines: Initiative Aims to Supply Millions of Mobiles to Women Hundreds of Kenyan Teachers Sacked over Sex Abuse At...

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“What about men?”

Sep 15, 2010 by Laura Mack

On a recent trip to Malawi, I visited the rural community of Matapila outside of the capital, Lilongwe, where a theater group was performing a series of short plays on how couples negotiate sex...

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Child Marriage: What You Can Do Today to Prevent It

Aug 19, 2010 by Leah Sawalha Freij

In developing countries, one in seven girls marry before the age 15, and 38% marry before age 18. Most international conventions (including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United...

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Salute to Women Health Workers

Mar 8, 2010 by Uche Ekenna

I salute the Women of the world today on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2010.  As we mark the day, I cannot resist to make reference to Dr. Mahmoud F. Fathalla , a...

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Gender Equality at IntraHealth on International Women\'s Day

Mar 8, 2010 by Candy Newman

IntraHealth is committed to promoting gender equality as an integral part of development, recognizing that if gender-based disparities and inequalities are not addressed in human resources...

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