Gender Equity in Children’s Stories?
The plight of women and girls, their disproportionate vulnerability to infections such as HIV/AIDS, and its relation to exacerbated societal inequalities is receiving increased attention. Societies and communities are recognizing... read more Posted on 06-27-2009
The Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a center within the Economics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose aim is to reduce poverty by ensuring that... read more Posted on 06-05-2009
Impact and Evaluation of TRY by Astrid Corvin-Brittin
Evaluating Development Impact by Astrid Corvin-Brittin, 2009
A 1998 Demographic and Health Survey for Kenya found that 21 percent of Kenyan girls reported that they had traded sex for money or... read more Posted on 09-06-2009
Joseph Rowntree Foundation Explores
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation draws on the findings of reports on different aspects of a child poverty strategy and examines the impact of current government policy in... read more Posted on 05-30-2009
Studies from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Child poverty has fallen in Scotland, but evidence from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation suggests that the current rate of progress will not achieve the 2020 target to eradicate child poverty.... read more Posted on 05-30-2009
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