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Clutching a knifeblade’: human rights and development from Asian women’s perspective

01/06/1993

6 pages long

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Clutching a knifeblade’: human rights and development from Asian women’s perspective

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In all Asian countries, political repression and lack of economic productivity are affecting women to a far greater degree than men. This article shows why this is so, looking at how women’s rights are violated in different contexts: urban, rural, export processing zones, tourist areas, and by civil war. The author asserts that advocates of […]

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Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

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Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

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Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

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Colombian women prisoners in Britain

01/06/1993

3 pages long

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Every year Latin America women are imprisoned in British jails for smuggling drugs. They face long sentences, in spite of only resorting to drug smuggling as a desperate attempt to escape poverty. Most are fearful of powerful drug barons or reprisals if they refuse, and are ignorant of the consequences of their actions. In prison, […]

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Introduction

01/06/1993

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and Development website.

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Women’s declaration on population policies

01/05/1993

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Women’s declaration on population policies

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In September 1992, women’s health advocates representing women’s networks in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Western Europe met to discuss how women’s voices might best be heard during preparations for the 1994 Conference on Population and Development and in the conference itself. The group suggested that a strong positive statement from […]

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Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

01/05/1993

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Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

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In September 1992 a workshop was held in Oxford, bringing together activists, researchers and academics with the joint aims of sharing diverse perspectives on South Asia’s population policies as well as revising a research proposal on all aspects of women’s reproductive health. The most tangible outcome of the workshop was a proposal for a project […]

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An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

01/03/1993

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An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

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This paper introduces the PAEM, a programme working with Christian women in the rural parishes of Santa Barbara, Colon, Comayagua, Intibucá, and Lempira, all departments of Honduras. PAEM has a number of overall aims, which include to bringing together the women of each area as well as other less privileged women from nearby regions. The […]

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Women, resistance, and development: a case study from Dangs, India

01/03/1993

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Women, resistance, and development: a case study from Dangs, India

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Studies of resistance often overlook the significance of gender. This article, based on the author’s experience as a Project Officer with an NGO that supported the development work of a grassroots organisation, the Gram Vikas Mandali Association Trust, describes the historical context of everyday resistance by village women against the Forest Department in western India. […]

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The Serdang Declaration

01/02/1993

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We citizens and representatives of people’s organisations from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand met to address the issues surrounding pesticide use and abuse, in particular the impact of pesticides on women. We have looked at available alternatives to pesticides and worked out action strategies with clear objectives and recommendations. This article is hosted by our co-publisher […]

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High-tech hazards: beyond the factory gate

01/02/1993

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High-tech hazards: beyond the factory gate

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Far from being the ‘clean technology’ it is hailed as, micro-electronics manufacturing is seriously harming the health of employees, their families, and the local environment. Most micro-electronic workers are young women, mainly in South-East Asia but also in the US, Mexico, Thailand and Scotland. This article uncovers the health risks to which workers are exposed. […]

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