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Violence against Women in Couples

Latin America and the Caribbean - A Proposal for Measuring its Incidence and Trends

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: February 2005 )

The present document is a tool for measuring the incidence of violence against women in intimate relationships, as well as the main characteristics of the phenomenon. The first part describes how the...

The present document is a tool for measuring the incidence of violence against women in intimate relationships, as well as the main characteristics of the phenomenon. The first part describes how the...


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Pension Legislation and Gender Equity in Latin America

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: February 2005 )

Recent pension reforms in Latin America have not contributed to solving the problem of social security for women but have in fact, made individuals more vulnerable in terms of social safety nets. This...

Recent pension reforms in Latin America have not contributed to solving the problem of social security for women but have in fact, made individuals more vulnerable in terms of social safety nets. This...


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Legislación Previsional y Equidad de Género en América Latina

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: January 2003 )

La seguridad social de las mujeres en América Latina es un problema no resuelto. Las reformas previsionales realizadas en los últimos años tampoco han contribuido a la solución y han acentuado la...

La seguridad social de las mujeres en América Latina es un problema no resuelto. Las reformas previsionales realizadas en los últimos años tampoco han contribuido a la solución y han acentuado la...


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Cinco Años de la Reforma de Pensiones en El Salvador y su Impacto en la Equidad de Género, A

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: June 2003 )

La reforma en El Salvador tuvo como propósitos modernizar el manejo del sistema de pensiones bajo la responsabilidad del sector privado y liberar al Estado de una carga fiscal que amenazaba con...

La reforma en El Salvador tuvo como propósitos modernizar el manejo del sistema de pensiones bajo la responsabilidad del sector privado y liberar al Estado de una carga fiscal que amenazaba con...


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Economics and Gender

Selected Bibliography

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: January 2003 )

This report is intended to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information on gender and economics. It contributes to the research and analysis of recent trends in globalization and economic...

This report is intended to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information on gender and economics. It contributes to the research and analysis of recent trends in globalization and economic...


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New Information Technologies and Women, The

Essential Reflections

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: October 2003 )

This study was presented as background material at a meeting of experts on globalization, technological change and gender equity held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in November 2001. It shows how restrictions...

This study was presented as background material at a meeting of experts on globalization, technological change and gender equity held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in November 2001. It shows how restrictions...


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Gender Relations in a Global World

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: June 2003 )

This report takes a look at globalization from a political-institutional standpoint and emphasizes the role played by a whole range of agents involved in the different global dynamics that drive...

This report takes a look at globalization from a political-institutional standpoint and emphasizes the role played by a whole range of agents involved in the different global dynamics that drive...


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Género y Sistemas de Pensiones en Bolivia

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: May 2003 )

En este estudio, después de exponer algunas características de la sociedad boliviana y los antecedentes de los sistemas de pensiones, se aplican cinco criterios para comparar el funcionamiento del...

En este estudio, después de exponer algunas características de la sociedad boliviana y los antecedentes de los sistemas de pensiones, se aplican cinco criterios para comparar el funcionamiento del...


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Metas del Milenio y la Igualdad de Género, Las

El Caso de Paraguay

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: October 2006 )

En este trabajo se abordan los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en Paraguay desde la perspectiva de la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de la mujer. Para ello se analizan cada uno de los...

En este trabajo se abordan los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en Paraguay desde la perspectiva de la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de la mujer. Para ello se analizan cada uno de los...


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Metas del Milenio y la Igualdad de Género, Las

El Caso de Colombia

Series: Mujer y Desarrollo
( Print: November 2006 )

La estrategia de utilizar metas con indicadores medibles y verificables tiene la ventaja de permitir un riguroso seguimiento a los avances en su cumplimiento, para lo cual los gobiernos se...

La estrategia de utilizar metas con indicadores medibles y verificables tiene la ventaja de permitir un riguroso seguimiento a los avances en su cumplimiento, para lo cual los gobiernos se...


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Republic of Zambia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Republic of Zambia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: May 2018 )

The Zambia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the fourteenth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the second in Eastern and Southern Africa. There is significant potential for e-commerce...

The Zambia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the fourteenth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the second in Eastern and Southern Africa. There is significant potential for e-commerce...


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Solomon Islands Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Solomon Islands Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: October 2018 )

The Solomon Islands Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the tenth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the third for a Pacific Islands Nation. The Solomon Islands economy is undergoing a...

The Solomon Islands Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the tenth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the third for a Pacific Islands Nation. The Solomon Islands economy is undergoing a...


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Bhutan Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Bhutan Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: April 2017 )

Bhutan is a latecomer to the ICT space, with the earliest efforts at introducing TV or other forms of information and communications technologies (ICTs) dating back to 1999. The country is therefore...

Bhutan is a latecomer to the ICT space, with the earliest efforts at introducing TV or other forms of information and communications technologies (ICTs) dating back to 1999. The country is therefore...


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Republic of Vanuatu Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Republic of Vanuatu Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: April 2018 )

The Vanuatu Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the ninth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the third for a Pacific Islands Nation, after Samoa in July 2017 and Solomon Islands in March 2018...

The Vanuatu Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the ninth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the third for a Pacific Islands Nation, after Samoa in July 2017 and Solomon Islands in March 2018...


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Lao People’s Democratic Republic Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Lao People’s Democratic Republic Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: April 2018 )

The Lao PDR Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the seventh such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the third for an ASEAN LDC after Cambodia (December 2016) and Myanmar (November 2017). Lao PDR is...

The Lao PDR Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the seventh such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the third for an ASEAN LDC after Cambodia (December 2016) and Myanmar (November 2017). Lao PDR is...


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Myanmar Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Myanmar Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: May 2018 )

The Myanmar Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the fifth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the second for an ASEAN LDC after Cambodia (December 2016). Myanmar is currently best described as a...

The Myanmar Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment is the fifth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD and the second for an ASEAN LDC after Cambodia (December 2016). Myanmar is currently best described as a...


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Liberia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Liberia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: May 2018 )

Liberia is at an important juncture in its development trajectory. Since the last decade, the country has embraced a private sector led growth model, which is now gathering pace. The policy...

Liberia is at an important juncture in its development trajectory. Since the last decade, the country has embraced a private sector led growth model, which is now gathering pace. The policy...


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Nepal Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Nepal Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: April 2017 )

The Nepal Rapid e-Trade Readiness Assessment is the fourth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD. The e-commerce industry in Nepal is at a nascent stage and represents an underexplored market. The fast...

The Nepal Rapid e-Trade Readiness Assessment is the fourth such assessment conducted by UNCTAD. The e-commerce industry in Nepal is at a nascent stage and represents an underexplored market. The fast...


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Samoa Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Samoa Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: June 2017 )

The Samoa Rapid e-Trade Readiness Assessment is the third such assessment conducted by UNCTAD. With the accelerated opening up of the economy and telecommunication developments resulting in more...

The Samoa Rapid e-Trade Readiness Assessment is the third such assessment conducted by UNCTAD. With the accelerated opening up of the economy and telecommunication developments resulting in more...


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Cambodia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Cambodia Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Series: eTrade Readiness Assessment
( PDF: February 2017 )

The first e-Trade Readiness assessment was conducted in Cambodia in November-December 2016. The potential for e-commerce development is significant in Cambodia, promising to diversify the economy...

The first e-Trade Readiness assessment was conducted in Cambodia in November-December 2016. The potential for e-commerce development is significant in Cambodia, promising to diversify the economy...