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Vanishing Tradition

Submitted by Gisela Garzón de la Roza on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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Soon-to-Be Displaced Village Struggles with its Identity

To the people of Dumasi, Ghana, land belongs to the dead, to the previous generations who settled and died on it. It also represents heritage, a cornerstone on which future generations can build their livelihoods. But they have seen their land disappear before their eyes.

Seven Priorities, Seven Years to Go: Progress on Achieving Gender Equality

Seven Priorities, Seven Years to Go: Progress on Achieving Gender Equality

Caren Grown, Geeta Rao Gupta, Aslihan Kes
2008

This brief assesses progress toward Millennium Development Goal 3, promote gender equality and empower women, by analyzing changes in the 12 indicators proposed by the U.N. Millennium Project Task Force on Education and Gender Equality and offers recommendations that can redouble global efforts to fulfill this worthy goal.

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Infrastructure Shortfalls Cost Poor Women Time and Opportunity

Infrastructure Shortfalls Cost Poor Women Time and Opportunity
Toward Achieving the Third Millennium Development Goal to Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
2005

This series explores those social, cultural and economic factors that could encourage progress toward achieving the third Millennium Development Goal to promote gender equality and empower women. Topics include decreasing violence against women, improving infrastructure and encouraging women's property ownership.

Other publications in this series:
Property Ownership for Women Enriches, Empowers and Protects
Violence Against Women Must Stop

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