Children, Youth and Gender

	Instituto Promundo's Program H Initiative The extent of gender inequalities worldwide has been well documented. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study found that between 30 to 50 percent of women in the countries studied... read more Posted on 11-24-2009

	Making the Philippine MDG Report Gender-Responsive "Gender is an overarching theme that encompasses the eight Millennium Development Goals the world’s nations have committed to achieve by 2015. Yet, country reports, including the Philippines’, have still to... read more Posted on 11-23-2009

	Raising up the Roof: Activists Construct Women's Human Rights Using CEDAW This publication from UNIFEM examines "how nationally based women's rights advocates have used CEDAW and its UN monitoring process in creative ways to build pressure for political change at home. The... read more Posted on 11-23-2009

	Because I am a Girl: Plan's Campaign to Fight Gender Inequality, Promote Girl's Rights and Lift Girls Out of Poverty Because I am a Girl is Plan’s campaign to fight gender inequality, promote girls' rights and lift millions of girls out of poverty: "Girls around the world are heavily affected... read more Posted on 11-23-2009

	World Bank Gender Action Plan Newsletter 2009: Gender Equality as Smart Economics Published by: Gender Equality as Smart Economics, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank Download the document read more Posted on 11-22-2009

	Center for Gender Equity The AED Center for Gender Equity (CGE) promotes the rights of girls and women to education, health, a safe environment, economic participation, and leadership. It analyzes gender-related issues and advocates... read more Posted on 11-22-2009

	Women In 33 Countries Highly Vulnerable To Financial Crisis Effects According to the World Bank, the 2009 global financial crisis, combined with recent food price increases, will have serious consequences for women in poor countries and their children, including higher... read more Posted on 11-22-2009

	UNIFEM: Human Rights and Gender Issues UNIFEM is the UN agency committed to advancing women’s human rights. Worldwide, women confront manifold violations of their human rights. When they cannot participate in the decisions that affect their... read more Posted on 11-22-2009

	The Global Gender Gap Report 2007 The World Economic Forum has published the Global Gender Gap, 2007. The report covers a total of 128 countries, representing over 90% of the world’s population. Individual country profiles can... read more Posted on 11-18-2009

	The Girl Effect: Why Invest in Adolescent Girls? The Girl Effect The girl effect is a project that advocates for investments in adolescent girls on order to break the cycles of poverty that entrap families, societies and communities around... read more Posted on 11-18-2009

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The Feminization of HIV/AIDS
The 'feminization' of HIV/AIDS poses a multidimensional health and humanitarian crisis, which could impact human development and economic growth. The global HIV/AIDS pandemic highlights the importance of targeted health policies and program that address the needs of women and girls....

Girl's Education in the 21st Century

This publication discusses gender equality as a development issue. It argues that women’s economic empowerment is essential for economic development, growth, and poverty reduction not because of the income it generates, but because it helps to break the poverty...

The Girl Effect: Why Invest in Adolescent Girls?
The Girl Effect

The girl effect is a project that advocates for investments in adolescent girls on order to break the cycles of poverty that entrap families, societies and communities around the world. It argues that young girls are...