WUNRN
Siyanda - Gender and Economic Empowerment, Issue No. 61
December
2007 / January 2008
Below: Page 1 of 20 pages of
resources on Gender & Economic Empowerment
|
1. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 30th November 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Kabeer,
N. |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
November
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
This
paper explores how women and men are dealing with the feminisation of labour
markets in the face of the widespread prevalence of the idea of the man as
'breadwinner' and the apparent threat to male authority represented by
women's earnings. |
|
|
View |
||
|
2. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Human
Rights Watch (HRW) |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
June
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
This
report highlights the vulnerable position of girl domestic workers in Guinea
and makes recommendations to the new Guinean government to address these
issues. |
|
|
View |
||
|
3. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 26th September 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Razavi,
S. |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
June
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
This
paper traces the evolution of ideas in the area of gender and care, and
analyses some of the main strands of thinking that have contributed to this
ongoing debate. |
|
|
View |
||
|
4. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 30th November 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Africa
Partnership Forum |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
May
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
What
are the major obstacles to the empowerment of women in Africa? |
|
|
View |
||
|
5. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
International
Labour Organization (ILO) |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
This
is the second Global Report on discrimination under the follow-up to the
International Labour Organization's (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work. The report examines emerging issues in
patterns of workplace discrimination and inequalities, presents recent policy
responses, and outlines the ILO's experience and achievements to date and the
challenges it faces. |
|
|
View |
||
|
6. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
|
Title |
Determinants of Wage Differentials in the
Maquila Industry in Mexico: A Gender Perspective |
|
|
Author |
Brown,
F and Domínguez, L. |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
This
study reveals the gender wage gaps that exist among women and men working in
the maquila industry in Mexico. |
|
|
View |
||
|
7. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 30th November 2007 |
|
Title |
Fair and Unfair Competition: the EU-China
Trade Race and its Gender Implications |
|
|
Author |
Wichterich,
C. |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2007 |
|
|
Summary |
To
what extent has China's rapid transformation from a state-led to a
market-oriented economy been achieved at the price of a growing gender gap in
wages and promotional opportunities? |
|
|
View |
||
|
8. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 30th November 2007 |
|
Title |
Gender Equality as Smart Economics: A World
Bank Group Action Plan (Fiscal Years 2007-10) |
|
|
Author |
The
World Bank |
|
|
Document Type |
Policy
Document |
|
|
Publication Date |
September
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
It
is critical to renew attention to women's economic empowerment and increase
investments in women in order to promote economic development and attain the
Millennium Development Goals, according to this World Bank action plan. |
|
|
View |
||
|
9. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 27th June 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Folbre,
N. |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
August
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
paper makes a case for the development of indices in addition to the
Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure
(GEM) focused on burdens of financial and temporal responsibility for the
care of dependents. |
|
|
View |
||
|
10. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 28th February 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
ADEIM-Simbiosis,
Artemisa, Cattrachas, Criola, IGLHRC, Red Nosotras LBT |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
June
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
report analyses discrimination against lesbians in the job market, based on
statistics, law and testimonials from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and
Honduras. |
|
|
View |
||
|
11. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 2nd May 2006 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Esplen,
E., Heerah, S. and Hunter, C. |
|
|
Document Type |
Bibliography |
|
|
Publication Date |
May
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
bibliography gathers together a range of materials which discuss women's
empowerment from varied perspectives in order to provide an accessible
introduction to key concepts, approaches and debates. |
|
|
View |
||
|
12. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 30th March 2007 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Underwood,
T. |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
April
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
How
extensive is microlending in Western Europe and what barriers affect women's
participation in such programmes? |
|
|
View |
||
|
13. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Prieto-Carron,
M. |
|
|
Document Type |
Case
Study |
|
|
Publication Date |
March
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
How
can multilateral companies improve labour conditions for women workers? This
paper makes recommendations based on an analysis of the multinational company
Chiquita - one of the world's largest producers and marketers of bananas. |
|
|
View |
||
|
14. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 25th July 2006 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Harilal,
K.N., Kanji, N., Jeyaranjan, J., Eapen, M. & Swaminathan, P. |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
March
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
report explores the impacts of an expanding cashew nut market on the
livelihoods of women workers in the industry, in India. |
|
|
View |
||
|
15. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 29th August 2006 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Varbanova,
A., Fodor, E. et al. |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
March
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
report examines women's labour market situation in the countries of Central
and Eastern Europe and the Western Commonwealth of Independent States in the
context of recent social and economic transformations. |
|
|
View |
||
|
16. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 28th March 2006 |
|
Title |
Women’s Empowerment through Sustainable
Micro-Finance: Rethinking “Best Practice” |
|
|
Author |
Mayoux,
L. |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
February
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
report challenges assumptions about the automatic benefits of micro-finance
for women. |
|
|
View |
||
|
17. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 25th January 2006 |
|
Title |
Gender and Trade Cutting Edge Pack (English,
French, Spanish and Chinese) |
|
|
Author |
BRIDGE |
|
|
Document Type |
Report |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
pack aims to support trade specialists in bringing a gender perspective into
their work, and to help gender specialists to understand the broad
implications of trade policy and practice. |
|
|
View |
||
|
18. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 2nd October 2006 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
Barker,
G. |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
chapter provides an overview of and recommendations for men's participation
as fathers in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
|
|
View |
||
|
19. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 1st December 2006 |
|
Title |
||
|
Author |
García,
M., and Paiewonsky, D |
|
|
Document Type |
Research |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
case study of female Dominican migration to Spain illustrates how important
gender is in understanding processes of migration and remittances in
development, and in analysing the impacts on both migrants and remittance
recipients. |
|
|
View |
||
|
20. |
[ ] |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 29th June 2007 |
|
Title |
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Capacity
Building Guide |
|
|
Author |
The
International Labour Organisation (ILO) |
|
|
Document Type |
Guide |
|
|
Publication Date |
January
2006 |
|
|
Summary |
This
guide provides a systematic, comprehensive guide to supporting Women's
Entrepreneurship Development (WED) programmes. |
|
|
View |
||
================================================================
To leave the list, send your request by email to:
wunrn_listserve-request@lists.wunrn.com. Thank you.