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Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local communities in Malawi: experiences of women fish-processing groups in the Lake Chilwa Basin [PDF]

open access: yesEarth System Dynamics, 2016
In recent years, research on climate change and human security has received much attention among policy makers and academia alike. Communities in the Global South that rely on an intact resource base and struggle with poverty, existing inequalities and ...
H. Jørstad, C. Webersik
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Moving from problems to solutions: A review of gender equality interventions at work using an ecological systems approach

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, 2021
Despite the mounting research on gender inequality in the workplace, progress toward gender parity in organizational practice has stalled. We suggest that one reason for the lack of progress is that empirical research has predominately focused on the ...
V. W. Lau   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intersection of Heritage, Water, and the Work of the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group

open access: yesBlue Papers, 2023
The Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (SDGWG) of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) advocates for heritage by publishing reports, attending conferences and engaging in networking.
Gabriel Caballero   +3 more
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Sexual and sexist harassment in Spanish universities: policy implementation and resistances against gender equality measures

open access: yesJournal of Gender Studies, 2021
The legal mandate to mainstream gender equality in Spain’s universities has led to the establishment of gender equality units and the adoption of gender equality policy plans and protocols against sexual harassment.
E. Lombardo, María Bustelo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Performing neutrality in ‘post’-conflict Burundi

open access: yesNordic Journal of African Studies, 2020
The reintegration of ex-combatants has a number of dimensions: economic, social, and political. This article explores what reintegration, defined as the shedding of the ex-combatant identity, means for the political participation of former combatants in
Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir
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Progress and problems of gender equality in Japanese academics and geosciences [PDF]

open access: yesAdvances in Geosciences, 2020
In its gender equality status, Japan lags behind the European Union (EU) and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Only 16.7 % of academic staff in national universities are women. Although there has been a
R. S. Hori, R. S. Hori, R. S. Hori
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Equality and Health in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Within-Country Indicators of Gender Equality in Relation to Health Outcomes

open access: yesWomen's Health Reports, 2021
Background: Gender equality is recognized as an important political, social, and economic goal in many countries around the world. At a country level, there is evidence that gender equality may have an important influence on health.
A. Milner   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harnessing the sustainable competitive advantage of social motivation in the informal market: A West African society insight

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
The existence of informal entrepreneurship is alleged to curb hardships related to unemployment. This has been the case of Nigerian youths at getting needs met but a dire exists when related to the African cultural heritage of value and goals.
Adebanji William Ayeni   +3 more
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Power Struggles in the Implementation of Gender Equality Policies: The Politics of Resistance and Counter-resistance in Universities

open access: yesPolitics & Gender, 2021
This article develops an analytical framework to study the power struggles between status quo and gender equality actors underpinning the implementation of gender equality policies.
Rebecca Tildesley   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“I don’t know if we’ll ever live in harmony”: a mixed-methods exploration of the unmet needs of Syrian adolescent girls in protracted displacement in Lebanon

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2021
Background The current crisis in Syria has led to unprecedented displacement, with neighbouring Lebanon now hosting more than 1.5 million conflict-affected migrants from Syria.
Colleen M. Davison   +3 more
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