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Women's Entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries

Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: April 2003 )

In Europe women become entrepreneurs on average twice less often than men. The UNECE Programme on Women’s Entrepreneurship aims at raising awareness of problems of women entrepreneurs by enhancing...

In Europe women become entrepreneurs on average twice less often than men. The UNECE Programme on Women’s Entrepreneurship aims at raising awareness of problems of women entrepreneurs by enhancing...


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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Countries in Transition

Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: May 2004 )

This publication provides the main characteristics of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Countries in Transition (CIT) and emerging economies. It gives information on SME definition by...

This publication provides the main characteristics of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Countries in Transition (CIT) and emerging economies. It gives information on SME definition by...


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Access to Financing and ICT for Women Entrepreneurs in the UNECE Region

Challenges and Good Practices

Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: July 2004 )

This report looks at women’s access to financing and ICT within progress and perspectives from selected countries and sub-regions in the area covered by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The...

This report looks at women’s access to financing and ICT within progress and perspectives from selected countries and sub-regions in the area covered by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The...


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Trade and Gender

Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries

Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: July 2004, PDF: October 2006 )

This publication is the result of findings undertaking by the task force of the UN Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality. The members of the task force studies the interconnections between...

This publication is the result of findings undertaking by the task force of the UN Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality. The members of the task force studies the interconnections between...


Advocating Change

Population, Empowerment, Development

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series
( Print: November 1997 )

No longer can policies on population or development fail to take the needs and rights of women and girls into consideration. Such policies have not succeeded, cannot succeed nor are they just or...

No longer can policies on population or development fail to take the needs and rights of women and girls into consideration. Such policies have not succeeded, cannot succeed nor are they just or...


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Partners for Women's Empowerment

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series
( Print: November 1997 )

Too often, the fight for women's empowerment is viewed as one for women to wage alone. This publication offers a discussion on the subject showing men to be essential partners in this struggle by...

Too often, the fight for women's empowerment is viewed as one for women to wage alone. This publication offers a discussion on the subject showing men to be essential partners in this struggle by...


Hopes and Realities

Closing the Gap Between Women's Aspirations and their Reproductive Experiences

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series
( Print: November 1997 )

Narrowing the gap between women's aspirations and their reproductive experiences will benefit both women and society. This publication offers a discussion in such areas as: poverty and inequality...

Narrowing the gap between women's aspirations and their reproductive experiences will benefit both women and society. This publication offers a discussion in such areas as: poverty and inequality...


Food for the Future

Women, Population and Food Security

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series
( Print: November 1997 )

The challenge of the 21st century is to feed a world of between 8 and 10 billion people. Only the full involvement of women as equal partners can guarantee success. This publication offers a...

The challenge of the 21st century is to feed a world of between 8 and 10 billion people. Only the full involvement of women as equal partners can guarantee success. This publication offers a...


Population and Sustainable Development

Five Years After Rio

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series
( Print: November 1997 )

This publication takes a look at population and sustainable development five years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). It discusses such areas as new visions...

This publication takes a look at population and sustainable development five years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). It discusses such areas as new visions...


Population in the 21st Century

UNFPA and Agenda 21

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series
( Print: November 1997 )

Agenda 21, the United Nations Programme of Action from the Rio Conference, notes in Chapter 5 that demographic trends and factors and sustainable development have a synergistic relationship. This...

Agenda 21, the United Nations Programme of Action from the Rio Conference, notes in Chapter 5 that demographic trends and factors and sustainable development have a synergistic relationship. This...


Environment for People

Building Bridges for Sustainable Development

Series: UNFPA Advocacy Series