As the first output from the gender and governance in rural services project, this report presents descriptive findings … and qualitative analysis of accountability mechanisms in agricultural extension and rural water supply in India, Ghana …, and Ethiopia, paying specific attention to gender responsiveness. The gender and governance in rural services project …

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 …