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Women’s Malnutrition in India: The Role of Economic and Social Status
Dahiya, Shikha; Viswanathan, Brinda - eSocialSciences - 2014
women between 20 to 40 years of age in India. BMI captures both undernutrition and over nutrition and a quantile regression …
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Trafficking in Persons: Singapore's Evolving Responses
Hangzo, Pau Khan Khup - eSocialSciences - 2012
For a long time, sending countries have been the focus of efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). However, in recent years, destination countries such as Singapore have also stepped up their efforts. This is timely because improved recognition and management of the threat and challenges...
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Improving Access to Mental Health Care and Psychosocial Support within a Fragile Context: A Case Study from Afghanistan
Ventevogel, Peter - eSocialSciences - 2012
Afghanistan is an example of a ‘‘fragile state,’’ characterised by a government that lacks the capacity to provide core services and basic security to its population. Improving health care within fragile states needs to focus on quick and tangible improvement of...
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Trafficking Women and Children for Sexual Exploitation
Nair, P.M - eSocialSciences - 2014
Irrefutable is the fact that trafficking of women and children is a grave violation of Human Rights and one of the most …
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Inequalities Reinforced? Social Groups, Gender and Employment
N, Neetha - eSocialSciences - 2013
Based on the last four rounds of NSS data the study explores some dimensions of women’s labour market participation across social groups. [CWDS Occasional Paper No.59]. URL:[http://www.cwds.ac.in/OCPaper/OccasionalPaper59.pdf].
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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...
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Research Study on Women’s Empowerment, Good-governance and Decentralisation : Assuring Women’s Participation in Panchayats of Two Backward Districts of Northern Part of West Be...
Sarkar, Dilip Kumar - eSocialSciences - 2012
The study focused on the factors and forces behind the participation of women in Panchayat Structure specially after … women Panchayats have been explored to understand the impact of socio-economic variables and legal impetus on electoral … Women and Child Development]. URL:[http://wcd.nic.in/]. …
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Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
eSocialSciences - 2013
Targeted Public Distribution System. It will also confer legal rights on women and children and other Special Groups such as …
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The Role of Data in Addressing Violence against Women and Girls
UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund - eSocialSciences - 2014
This brochure describes, advocates and defenders of women’s and girls’ safety and rights, as well as international agencies, national policymakers and donors, need to understand the nature and magnitude of the violence. The brochure highlights the information and guidance on how...
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Pilot Intervention of Improved Cook Stoves in Rural Areas: Assessment of Effects on Fuel Use, Smoke Emission and Health
Dey, Nepal C.; Ali, ARM Mehrab; Ashraf, Anik; Arif, Tahmid - eSocialSciences - 2012
, and health of women (cook) in rural households of Bangladesh. In the follow-up survey (January-March 2010), 1 …
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