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An innovative program in the Indian state of Bihar was introduced that aimed to reduce the gender gap in secondary … increased girls' age-appropriate enrollment in secondary school by 30% and also reduced the gender gap in age …
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Sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in developing countries, on the links between the health of girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions. This report describes the most prevalent and serious...
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This paper deals with the nationalist discourse in Maharashtra spanning over forty years. This discourse argued that educating women and non-Brahmins would amount to a loss of nationality. The nationalists,led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak during 1881-1920 consistently opposed the establishment of...
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Development approach. No Concept of development, however, can be complete unless and until it incorporates the gender component at …
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developing countries, but there is surprisingly little evidence on the effectiveness of such a policy. The gender gaps in …
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dimensions of financial literacy among the working young in urban India. While the influence of several factors such as gender …
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The India Migration Bibliography covers over 3,000 books, research articles and reports written on the subject of internal migration, international migration and diaspora, related to India. The bibliography is inter-disciplinary and provides sections with selected publications by themes,...
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This report attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of water resource development and management in India, based on secondary information. It maps the current challenges and suggests feasible alternatives amidst increasing water scarcity and disenfranchisement of resource bases...
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-economic diversity, gender and science education. In the Indian context attempts were made to understand existing educational policies …
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positions in politics and business across the globe. In many countries, policy-makers have responded by introducing gender … quotas in politics and increasingly, many have expressed an interest in requiring gender quotas for corporate boards. This … paper reviews the evidence on the equity and efficiency impacts of gender quotas for political positions and corporate board …
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