, failing to address the results thereof for women and gender equality. This paper aims to support the discretely emerging …In contrast to the concrete problems women face worldwide, of discrimination in family and society, of violence and … been abstract. Wrapped in the mystifying language of ‘gender mainstreaming’, development agencies pursue a strategy which …

, among their families. The paper uses a gender perspective where possible as part of an intersectional approach. We find that … research should address relate to internal migration and South-South migration, the role of gender and other social identities …

security benefits. There remains gender bias in the employment of women in the fair-trade production chain. The data shows that … and most vulnerable section who are women craft workers at the bottom of the production chain are investigated. A … there is no challenge to gender segmentation and in fact a reinforcement of the feminine stereotype. Declining partnership …

HIV/AIDS among youth is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-gender relations and associated constructs surrounding … behaviours surrounding gender and sexuality. This paper explored the representations of "positive" cross-gender relations, as … to raise questions in reference to HIV/AIDS prevention initiatives dealing with cross-gender relations and associated …

The paper presents a comparative analysis of five cross country composite gender indices. Although there is a … substantial differences that exist between the gender indices require a cautious selection between these for research and policy …

support for the Lehman Sisters Hypothesis. It shows that gender stereotypes are still influential, constraining women to … achieve top positions in banking. At the same time, the analysis indicates that women perform better than men in finance and … having more rather than less women at the top of the financial sector. …