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In an effort to integrate operational and analytical work on adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and Human Rights in Nicaragua, the World Bank, in coordination with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United Nations...
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Nepal has achieved its targets for MDGs 4 and 5a. Maternal mortality declined from 790 to an estimated 190 deaths per 100,000 live births between 1990 and 2013 an impressive 76 percent decline. Under-five mortality showed a similarly impressive decline going from 142 to 42 deaths per 1,000...
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We investigate the relationship between gender and foreign language anxiety (FLA) in the second language (L2: English … higher levels of FLA. The association between gender and FLA, however, is a reflection of gender differences in personality … stronger for women; that is, gender also acts as moderator to the personality-FLA relationship. …
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This brief gives an overview of women’s entrepreneurship in the region, and describes (i) how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to support business activity and overcome challenges specific to women, (ii) the barriers preventing women from enjoying the full benefits...
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across gender, ethnic and socio-economic groups. Using pupil-level data, we find, first, that the EiC programme has been … have been more effective for girls than for boys, thereby contributing to the educational gender gap. …
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attainment of secondary school pupils in England. The focus is on their relative impact across gender and ethnic groups. Using …
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problem of epistemology. According to feminism, one of these categories is gender which feminists reproduced as a cultural and … with a critical approach analyzes the feminist interpretation of gender and its relation with language and the effects of …
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This study examined the level of gender participation in forestry practices in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta … State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the gender distribution of operators among various economic activities in … forestry practices and gender differences in income. Data were collected on the marital status, age, educational qualification …
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This paper uses data from nearly 15,000 young adult respondents to the Add Health survey to examine racial and gender … adult outcomes. Results show important gender and racial differences in ideal weight as well as differences for both self …
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can it account for the prominent gender differences (in late middle-age, the heaviest group is unmarried women and the …
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