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Women Empowerment in Assam [PDF]

open access: yes
The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women and their empowerment in terms of various indicators such as access to education, employment, household decision making power, financial autonomy, freedom of movement, exposure to media ...
Mahanta, Bidisha, Nayak, Purusottam
core   +1 more source

I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
wiley   +1 more source

Female Educational Empowerment and Fertility Behaviour

open access: yesJournal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2013
Background: To find out the relationship between educational level and fertility behavior. Methods: In this cross sectional study Bahawalpur (municipality area) was stratified on the judgmental basis into relatively upper, middle and lower class ...
Samina Badar
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‘One hen’ or ‘a basket of bangles’: women development and micro-credit in Tamil Nadu [PDF]

open access: yes
Tamil Nadu in India has a glorious tradition of recognizing the importance of empowering women over several centuries. The State fares reasonably well (above the all-India level) in terms of indicators such as female literacy, girls enrollment, female ...
Asalatha, B. P.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engendering trade [PDF]

open access: yes
The authors analyze the interaction between a country's world market integration and its attitude towards gender roles. They discuss both theoretically and empirically how female empowerment is a source of comparative advantage that shapes a country's ...
Do, Quy-Toan   +2 more
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Lessons Learned on Gender Equality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The purpose of this evaluation study is twofold: Firstly, to compile lessons learned from Danida evaluations, evaluation studies and other evaluation publications, and secondly, to distil a set of recommendations relevant to the roll-out of The Right to ...
Verner Kristiansen Aps
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Integration of Nutrition and Organic Agriculture Framework in Managing Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Ruminants

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Gastrointestinal nematode infections damage the gastrointestinal epithelial tissues of ruminants, affecting nutrient utilization and overall production performance. This review outlines host‐gastrointestinal nematode interactions and discusses integrated control strategies, including nutritional supplementation, grazing management, vaccines, and ...
Wenxun Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the role of women producers in alternative food networks implementing organic farming in Berlin Brandenburg

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionThis study sheds light on the challenges faced by women in alternative food networks (AFNs) applying organic farming in Berlin Brandenburg. They engage in AFNs as producers, consumers, and prosumers (producer-consumers).
Faiza Darkhani
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NeuroTwister: Gamified learning to teach cross‐sectional neuroanatomy to medical students

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroscience is a required course in many health professions curricula, but with it often comes neurophobia, the fear or difficulty that students experience when attempting to learn neuroscience. Traditional teaching methods in neuroanatomy may contribute to cognitive overload and stress, reinforcing the notion that neuroanatomy is ...
Cameron B. Jeter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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