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Dimensions, manifestations, and perceptions of gender equity: the experiences of Gram Vikas [PDF]

, 2009
Concerns about gender equity have been at the fore of discussions and analysis of NGO interventions and action since the 1970s. Gender equity, defined as equal rights to access, opportunity, and participation for men and women, has always been a ...
Jayapadma, R V
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Exploring the acceptability and impact of group antenatal care: a qualitative study among women in selected health facilities in Burkina Faso

Reproductive Health
Antenatal Care (ANC) models have evolved to increase maternal and child health service utilization, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Recently, group antenatal care (G-ANC), where cohorts of pregnant women with similar gestational ages are ...
Blami Dao, Yvette Ouedraogo, Maxwell Mhlanga, Andre Kone   +3 more
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A gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: study protocol for the CHARM2 cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation

Reproductive Health, 2019
Background Prior research from India demonstrates a need for family planning counseling that engages both women and men, offers complete family planning method mix, and focuses on gender equity and reduces marital sexual violence (MSV) to promote modern ...
Anvita Dixit, Sarah Averbach, Jennifer Yore, Gennifer Kully, Mohan Ghule, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Nicole E. Johns, Florin Vaida, Prashant Bharadwaj, Natalie Wyss, Niranjan Saggurti, Jay Silverman, Anita Raj   +13 more
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Gender Equity Insights 2018: Inside Australia’s Gender Pay Gap [PDF]

, 2018
This third report in the BCEC|WGEA Gender Equity Insights series extends and strengthens the evidence base around gender pay gaps and how these have changed over time across Australian workplaces.
Cassells, Rebecca, Duncan, Alan
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Associations between village-level norms on marital age and marital choice outcomes among adolescent wives in rural Niger

SSM: Population Health, 2020
Social norms, the often unspoken rules that dictate behavior, are increasingly understood to play a role in child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) practices, but are less frequently examined in quantitative research on CEFM.
Holly Baker Shakya, Jay Silverman, Kathryn M. Barker, Charlotte Lapsansky, Jennifer Yore, Sani Aliou, Mohamad I. Brooks, Anita Raj   +7 more
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Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique [PDF]

, 2008
This case study from Búzi district, Mozambique investigated whether gender equality, in terms of male and female participation in groups, leads to gender equity in sharing of benefits from the social capital created through the group.
Gotschi, Elisabeth, Njuki, Jemimah, Delve, Robert   +2 more
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A Foundation for Equity: Evaluating A Regional Approach to the Los Angeles County Housing Crisis [PDF]

, 2022
Los Angeles County faces an affordable housing crisis, one of the most acute in the state of California. Rising rents and home purchase prices, a countywide shortfall of new units to meet current and future demand, old housing stock, and a high ...
Natalia Vega Varela, Norman Ornelas Jr
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Growing inequities by immigration group among older adults: population-based analysis of access to primary care and return to in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada

BMC Primary Care
Background The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic drove a rapid and widespread shift to virtual care, followed by a gradual return to in-person visits. Virtual visits may offer more convenient access to care for some, but others may experience challenges ...
Cecilia Sierra-Heredia, Elmira Tayyar, Yasmin Bozorgi, Padmini Thakore, Selamawit Hagos, Ruth Carrillo, Stefanie Machado, Sandra Peterson, Shira Goldenberg, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, M Ruth Lavergne   +10 more
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Gender equity insights 2017: inside Australia's gender pay gap [PDF]

, 2017
A new analysis of Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data shows that sizeable gender pay gaps persist across the workforce, but that improving gender balance in leadership teams measurably improves pay equity in organisations. Gender Equity Insights
Cassells, Rebecca, ViforJ, Rachel, Duncan, Alan   +2 more
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Preventing sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs) among sex workers: a critical review of the evidence on determinants and interventions in high-income countries

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Across diverse regions globally, sex workers continue to face a disproportionate burden of HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs).
Elena Argento, Shira Goldenberg, Kate Shannon   +2 more
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