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Neither Heroines nor Victims

Women Migrant Workers and Changing Family and Community Relations in Nepal

Series: UN Women Discussion Papers
( PDF: November 2017 )

Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growing literature on the feminization of migration, scholarly and policy literature is often gender-blind...

Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growing literature on the feminization of migration, scholarly and policy literature is often gender-blind...


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Does Group Farming Empower Rural Women?

The Indian Experience

Series: UN Women Discussion Papers
( PDF: December 2017 )

Few programmes for economically empowering rural women in India have focused seriously on farming—the one occupation in which the women have most experience. Hence, two state-level initiatives in the...

Few programmes for economically empowering rural women in India have focused seriously on farming—the one occupation in which the women have most experience. Hence, two state-level initiatives in the...


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Investing in Free Universal Childcare in South Africa, Turkey and Uruguay

A Comparative Analysis of Costs, Short-term Employment Effects and Fiscal Revenue

Series: UN Women Discussion Papers
( PDF: May 2019 )

This discussion paper makes the case for investing in free universal childcare services of high quality in order to reduce gender inequality in earnings and employment. It estimates the employment...

This discussion paper makes the case for investing in free universal childcare services of high quality in order to reduce gender inequality in earnings and employment. It estimates the employment...


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Gender Equality and Women's Rights in the Context of Child Custody and Child Maintenance

An International and Comparative Analysis

Series: UN Women Discussion Papers
( PDF: September 2019 )

The division of care and responsibility for children, including financial care, is usually determined by the family law of the State. This study identifies some of the most prevalent custody and child...

The division of care and responsibility for children, including financial care, is usually determined by the family law of the State. This study identifies some of the most prevalent custody and child...


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The Effect of Cash-based Interventions on Gender Outcomes in Development and Humanitarian Settings

Series: UN Women Discussion Papers
( PDF: December 2019 )

Cash transfers are often considered a gender-sensitive development tool because women have traditionally been the target for large social cash transfer programs. However, targeting women does not...

Cash transfers are often considered a gender-sensitive development tool because women have traditionally been the target for large social cash transfer programs. However, targeting women does not...


Application of Environment Impact Assessment Principles to Policies, Plans and Programmes

Series: Environmental Series
( Print: March 1993 )

This publication presents data on environmental impact assessment (EIA) on policies, plans and programmes at all levels of government globally. It includes case studies from different countries on...

This publication presents data on environmental impact assessment (EIA) on policies, plans and programmes at all levels of government globally. It includes case studies from different countries on...


Policies and Systems of Environmental Impact Assessment

Series: Environmental Series
( Print: September 1991 )

This report describes current trends and experience gained regarding policies and systems of environmental impact assessment in Europe and the United States.

This report describes current trends and experience gained regarding policies and systems of environmental impact assessment in Europe and the United States.


Post-project Analysis in Environmental Impact Assessment

Series: Environmental Series
( Print: January 1990 )

This publication describes procedures to evaluate the effects of economic activity as well as controlling the environmental impacts of a project on the environment before a project takes place...

This publication describes procedures to evaluate the effects of economic activity as well as controlling the environmental impacts of a project on the environment before a project takes place...


Current Policies, Strategies and Aspects of Environmental Impact

Assessment in a Transboundary Context

Series: Environmental Series
( Print: January 1997 )

This latest publication in the unique series describes current practice with respect to Environmental Impact Assessment implementation, in particular in a transboundary context, and further completes...

This latest publication in the unique series describes current practice with respect to Environmental Impact Assessment implementation, in particular in a transboundary context, and further completes...