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Saksham: Measures for Ensuring the Safety of Women and Programmes for Gender Sensitization on Campuses
eSocialSciences - 2014
As institutions of higher education engaged in teaching, research and the spread of knowledge, (Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are well placed to reflect on, become sensitized to and oppose all forms of discrimination and harassment, especially sexual harassment on campuses across the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945368
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The National Commission For Women: Assessing Performance
Arya, Sadhna - eSocialSciences - 2010
Although a lot of scholarly attention has gone into issues concerning women for more than three decades, little work … look into the interests of women as discriminated, marginalized and oppressed sections of society. While the Indian State …, modifications, and renewal in these structures and formations from time to time have been influenced by the struggles of women and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008486537
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Child Marriage: Social and Economic Linkages and Opportunities for Intervention
Gupta, Geeta Rao - eSocialSciences - 2007
The presentation shows the consequences of child marriage, how to prevent child marriage. [Power Point Presentation].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487836
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Microfinance And Gender Equality: Are We Getting There?
Mutalima, Irene KB - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper examines the benefits that accrue to households by financial empowerment of women, but also laments the need … for more radical approaches to counter what might seem like inertia to fully engage women empowerment in micro finance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699303
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Health and Human Rights in Chin State, Western Burma: A Population-Based Assessment Using Multistaged Household Cluster Sampling
Sollom, Richard; Richard, Adam K - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Chin State of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is an isolated ethnic minority area with poor health outcomes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002284
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Burma’s Transition to “Disciplined Democracyâ€: Abdication or Institutionalization of Military Rule?
Bünte, Marco - eSocialSciences - 2011
and negative factors for a withdrawal. It then applies this framework to the case of Burma/Myanmar, which is an example of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318512
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Agrofuels – A Boost of Energy for the Mekong Region?
Leonard, Rebeca - eSocialSciences - 2011
This background paper seeks to brief readers on the extent of the development, production and consumption of agrofuels, particularly liquid fuels for transport, in the Mekong region. The area of focus comprises the countries of the Mekong River Basin, that is, flowing downstream north to south,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319309
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Encouraging Myanmar’s Reforms: Engage Beyond Sanctions
Wai, Kyaw San - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper analyzes the state of reforms in Myanmar and the need to increase the pace of these reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133136
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Myanmar’s Ethnic Insurgents: UWSA, KNU and KIO
Christopher O’Hara; Selling, Niels - eSocialSciences - 2012
situation raises a very important question; what will happen to the ongoing ethnic struggles in Myanmar? While the future is … international community. [ISDP Policy Brief]. URL:[http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2012_ohara_myanmar-ethinic-insurgents.pdf]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133156
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Promoting Democracy in Myanmar: Political Party Capacity Building
Aung, Aung - eSocialSciences - 2013
The importance of the political parties in Myanmar and their role as the creators of the future of the country. The … conflicts of Myanmar have been divided into four periods: 1948–1962, 1962–1988, 1988–2011 and 2011 to today. [ISDP Asia … Paper]. URL:[http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2013-aung-promoting-democracy-in-myanmar.pdf]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133201