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Australian Journal of Public Administration, Volume 85, Issue 2, Page 377-391, June 2026.Abstract Intersectional theory recognises inequity is rarely the result of one social identity; social identities, and their interaction with context and power relations, offer some protective factors, while marginalises others. Taking an intersectional approach to social policy has the potential to provide deeper insights in terms of identifying and ...
Shona Bates, Rosemary Kayess, Ilan Katz
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Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 9, Page 4016-4043, 30 May 2026.ABSTRACT Legislative frameworks that support gender equality are crucial for addressing structural inequalities, protecting women's rights, and achieving gender‐equitable land degradation neutrality (LDN) outcomes. This study examines the extent to which national‐level policies and legislation governing LDN and related sectors incorporate gender ...
Cynthia Nneka Olumba +1 more
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Grounds in Equality Law: Before and After For Women Scotland
The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 3, Page 379-405, May 2026.Grounds are the fulcrum of equality law. Thus, discrimination is discrimination when it is based on or because of certain kinds of personal characteristics or grounds such as race or sex. But there is no definition of grounds in general or a definition of grounds such as race or sex in particular in equality law. This article shows that in defining the
Shreya Atrey
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, 2009 This paper considers the relevance and applicability of CEDAW in Afghanistan and uses personal interviews with key Afghan and international actors to reflect on the context and framework for understanding the challenges and opportunities that exist for ...
Farhoumand-Sims, Cheshmak
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Pathways to gender‐transformative women's health aid: Comparative evidence from five donors
Development Policy Review, Volume 44, Issue 3, May 2026.Abstract Motivation Gender equality and women's health remain priorities, yet recent fiscal retrenchment and shifting geopolitical agendas have narrowed the space for gender‐transformative programming. Despite growing donor endorsement of gender‐transformative approaches, substantial gaps persist between rhetorical commitment and operational practice ...
Yoorim Bang, Eunhee Ha, Eun Mee Kim
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Ancestral Irrigation and Women's Political Empowerment
Kyklos, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 377-398, May 2026.ABSTRACT This paper advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the adoption of irrigation agriculture during the preindustrial period is a predictor of contemporary cross‐country variation in women's political empowerment. Countries whose populations historically relied on irrigation agriculture as their primary subsistence mode tend to ...
Roberto Ezcurra
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Development and Change, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 315-338, March 2026.ABSTRACT Sierra Leone's land governance reform policies are often based on the neoliberal assumption that market growth, gender equality and women's empowerment are mutually compatible objectives. Contrary to this assumption, this article argues that while market‐oriented reforms can help to destabilize legal and cultural norms that are discriminatory ...
Mohamed Sesay, Simeon Koroma
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CEDAW Optional Protocol Inquiry Report Briefing Paper [PDF]
, 2018 This briefing paper provides an overview of the February 2018 CEDAW Optional Protocol Inquiry Report which found a number of grave and systematic violations of CEDAW rights regarding the current legal position on abortion in Northern Ireland.
Bloomer, Fiona K. +2 more
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CEDAW and Gender Violence: An Empirical Assessment [PDF]
, 2014 Does the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) reduce violence against women? CEDAW has the distinction of being an unusually effective human rights treaty: promoting women’s political rights in particular ...
Neil A. Englehart, Englehart, Neil A.
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Profetika, 2015 As one of the international covenant that had been ratified by Indonesia through UU No. 7 Tahun 1984, CEDAW had been made several consequences like abortion legalization and easy access of contraception.
Dewi Wulandari
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