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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...