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Conflict, Crisis, and Abuse in Dharavi, Mumbai: Experiences from Six Years at a Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children
Daruwalla, Nayreen; Osrin, David; Fernandez, Armida; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
Many victims of domestic violence go to hospitals, but interaction with doctors and nurses tended to stop at treatment …, training, protocols, and resources, all of which are in short supply. The Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children is running …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967090
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Going Beyond Gender as Usual: Why and How Global HIV/AIDS Donors Can Do More for Women and Girls
Droggitis, Christina; Oomman, Nandini; Wendt, David - eSocialSciences - 2010
This brief shows how three of the biggest donors to global HIV/AIDS programs can go beyond their stated commitments to address gender inequality and more effectively combat HIV and AIDS.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671523
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The Importance of Being Wanted
Do, Quy-Toan; Phung, Tung Duc - eSocialSciences - 2010
We identify birth wantedness as a source of better child outcomes. In Vietnam, the year of birth is widely believed to determine success. As a result, cohorts born in auspicious years are 12 percent larger. Comparing siblings with one another, those of auspicious cohorts are found to have 2...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493864
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India’s Draft Universal Periodic Report-II: A Case of Forced Marriage?
ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2012
right of privacy. Also it views violence against women. …The paper has the objective of viewing the condition of women in terms of freedom of choice, freedom and expression and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421313
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"I did not ask for it". Sexual Harassment: Impressions from Mumbai
Gartenberg, Indira; Priya, Lakshmi - eSocialSciences - 2011
Sexual harassment is a global issue. In a recent case in Mumbai, two young men, Keenan Santos (24) and Reuben Fernandez (29) were stabbed on 20 Oct 2011 while confronting some unknown men eve-teasing their female friends. Santos and Fernandez had to lose their lives in refusing to accept this...
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Women and the RSS
Ganneri, Namrata - eSocialSciences - 2014
Bound together by fraternal ties, the RSS and the various members of the Parivar share all pervasive ideas of ‘female virtue’ and the ideal of ‘Hindu family’ that serves to push aside a more comprehensive understanding of the multiplicity of women’s lives, power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133198
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The Socio-Economic Determinants Behind Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality
Innovation, Indian Trust for; ITISC, Social Change - eSocialSciences - 2009
A qualitative study was conducted in the six states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Haryana to understand the socio-economic, cultural and demographic features accelatrating Infant Mortality rate and Maternal Mortality Rate.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496178
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Book Review: Inside the Indian Family
Patel, Tulsi - eSocialSciences - 2008
Review of: Democracy in the Family: Insights from India. Edited by Joy Deshmukh-Randive Sage Publications. New Delhi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319357
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Report on Socio Economic Status of the Women Domestic Workers- A Diagnostic Study in Five Major Townships: Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhmpur, Ssmbslpur and Rourkela of Orissa
BJ, Bharat Jyoti - eSocialSciences - 2011
Women workers In India constitute one third of the total workforce. Majority of these women are engaged in the un …-organized sectors such as agriculture, construction, domestic services etc. The overwhelming majority of domestic workers are women and … of women domestic workers. The female domestic workers surveyed are the part time contractual and non-residential workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318505
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A Study on Gender Based Violence in Kerala
SAKHI Women's Resource Centre SAKHI - eSocialSciences - 2011
the prevalence of gender-based violence against women and its health consequences. The national context on gender …-based violence against women is outlined. It then presents an overview of the status of women in Kerala and the paradoxical …The paper presents gender-based violence and theories its causes and correlates; it then reviews global information on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323696