achieved by empowering women and reducing gender disparities, and by changing norms and attitudes which foster violence …"Morrison, Ellsberg, and Bott present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special … serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide, and AIDS …

Gender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and … visible issue for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Gender equality issues in MENA are usually …. This book seeks to advance the gender equality discussion in the region by framing the issues in terms of economic …

economic empowerment in Latin; chapter two is boosting women s labor force participation; chapter three is good gender …Group s gender action plan (GAP) trust fund has financed a series of programs to promote gender equality by empowering … women to compete in key markets: land, labor, agriculture, finance and the private sector. Work and family: Latin American …