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MICROFINANCE FOR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: EVIDENCE FROM APEIRON'S PROJECT EQUAL STEPS [PDF]
, 2022 openWomen empowerment is an active and multidimensional process, aiming to define, challenge and overcome barriers in women’s life, to finally realize their full identity and power in all spheres.
FALCOMER, PAOLA
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International Journal of Islamic Education, Research and Multiculturalism, 2023 : The low participation of women in political institutions means that various women's interests are less accommodated in a number of political decisions.
Wim Putra Tri Pratama S +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese +2 more
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The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
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WOMEN´S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND LOWERED SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS UNDER THE CONTEXT OF CORRUPTION. A quantitative cross-country study of the effect of women´s political empowerment on socio-economic barriers moderated by corruption [PDF]
, 2022 This thesis theorizes that higher levels of women’s political empowerment (WPE) lower socio-economic barriers to development across countries and that this is moderated by countries’ level of corruption.
Aagaard Holden, Marie
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Cogent Economics & FinanceThis study attempts to analyse the extent of socio-economic and political empowerment of marginalised communities through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Tahawwar Husain +3 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington +2 more
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Rethinking Women’s Empowerment: Insights from the Russian Arctic
Social Sciences, 2020 This article examines women’s political empowerment in the Russian Arctic as an example of progress towards gender equality. In contrast to women’s severe underrepresentation in Russian federal politics, a strong trend towards women’s ...
Marya S. Rozanova, Valeriy L. Mikheev
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi +6 more
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