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GDLab: Gender and Diversity Initiative

, 2023
The IDB Groups Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative (GDLab), promotes, leads, and finances high-impact research to achieve a more inclusive and equitable society in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Inter-American Development Bank
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Land, informal employment, and fertility preferences in rural southwestern Uganda: A qualitative study

Global Public Health
Land and informal work remain central to rural livelihoods in Uganda, yet their role in shaping fertility preferences is not well understood. This qualitative study examined how land ownership and informal livelihoods influence men’s and women’s ...
Catherine Atahigwa, Gily Coene, Clementia Neema Murembe, Dirk Lafaut   +3 more
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Who is disabled? On whether the functional definition of disability targets the same individuals as the subjective definition

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023
With the increased attention to disability as a vulnerability criterion in the Sustainable Development Goals, international organizations and NGOs within the international development sector have started to pay explicit attention to persons with ...
Judith Baart, Willem Elbers, Alice Schippers   +2 more
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A Queer Resilience: Reviving Indigenous-Pacific Perspectives and Practices

eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics
In the face of ongoing discrimination, stigma, ostracism, and violence, Pacific Islanders of Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities, Intersex Expressions, and Sex Characteristics (PIDSOGIESC+) display a marked resilience.
Jioji Ravulo, Joel Hollier, Malakai Waqa, Isikeli Vulavou, Eroni Dina   +4 more
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CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program: Progress Report 2010-2012 [PDF]

, 2012
Starting in August 2012, the CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program will no longer exist as we know it. As part of the CGIAR’s reform, all previous system-wide programs, including G&D, will be folded into the new CGIAR Consortium Office in Montpellier, France.
CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program
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Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals different characteristics of bladder cancer cells after exposure to bisphenol A

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bisphenol A (BPA), a common chemical in plastics, exerts dual effects on bladder cancer cells: low doses promote growth and migration, while high doses suppress growth and migration. Multi‐omics and bioinformatics reveal BPA acts via MAPK and inflammatory pathways.
Shaomin Niu, Lanlan Li, Wenjuan Jia, Hanzhong Feng, Xiaoquan Yu, Youli Zhao, Fengzhi Yuan, Hui Ding, Junqiang Tian, Yong‐Xing He, Zhiping Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Board diversity and organizational valuation: Unravelling the effects of ethnicity and gender

, 2015
Organizational boards of directors are one of the most important subgroups within most modern organizations, performing critical advisory, monitoring and resource dependence roles.
Ntim, Collins G.
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
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The Relationship Between Youngsters’ Gender Role Attitudes and Individual, Home, and School Characteristics

SAGE Open, 2016
Because of the importance of gender role attitudes (GRA) for both academic and social outcomes, it is crucial to understand how GRA is constructed and changes over time.
Myriam Halimi, Els Consuegra, Katrien Struyven, Nadine Engels   +3 more
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Gender, Development, and Diversity [PDF]

, 2004
Each one of us lives life as a carrier of multiple identities - including gender, race, class, and age. The sum of these identities determines our opportunities in life, and empowers or disempowers us, depending on our context.

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