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Women’s political participation Mozambique’s democratic transition

01/10/1995

7 pages long

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Women’s political participation Mozambique’s democratic transition

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In October 1994, elections were held in Mozambique for a President and a National Assembly. This article focuses on the civic education programme which formed a background to the elections. Much of the civic education material dealt with gender issues, but this was in a way which failed to acknowledge the structural aspect of women’s […]

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Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

01/10/1995

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Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

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Susan Cueva is a member of Lingap (‘to care’), a grassroots organisation of Filipina migrants to the UK. Migration for work, either to a different region or to another country, is a transition faced by increasing numbers of women and men throughout the world. Currently, an estimated 1.5 million Filipina women are migrant workers overseas. […]

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Gender, culture and later life a dilemma for contemporary feminism

01/10/1995

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Gender, culture and later life a dilemma for contemporary feminism

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This article argues that current feminist perspectives, and development planners and policymakers, have failed to address the issue of ageism and the marginalisation of older women’s interests and contribution to development. Aiming to contextualise women of the north and south in terms of demographic, social, and economic change, the article attempts to view women’s life […]

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Women, war and transition

01/10/1995

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War represents transition in its most violent and bewildering form. Yet the destructive capacity of war derives not from physical violence alone but also from the deep injuries to people’s sense of themselves and their sense of identity as a member of a community. In war, both the physical and the moral underpinnings of society […]

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Gender, change and insecurity theoretical issues and practical concerns

01/10/1995

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Gender, change and insecurity theoretical issues and practical concerns

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In recent times, structural changes worldwide have led to spiralling insecurity for the most vulnerable people in society, the poor, women, and children. Change is intrinsic in human life. It opens the way to progress, but also contains the germ of uncertainty, hence insecurity. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For […]

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Introduction

01/10/1995

3 pages long

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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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A right to live: girl workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry

01/06/1995

6 pages long

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A right to live: girl workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry

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This case study examines the current crisis in female employment in the Bangladeshi garment industry: girls aged under 15 are being made redundant, in line with new requirements from Northern importers. The paper highlights the difficulty of using rights arguments to control employment conditions in a country where insecurity means that no job often equals […]

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Women’s legal knowledge: a case study of Mexican urban dwellers

01/06/1995

6 pages long

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Women’s legal knowledge: a case study of Mexican urban dwellers

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Since the workshop, I have never felt that I was alone in this struggle. I feel that my ‘companeras’ in the workshop are family. I feel protected, because I know that there will always be somebody to give me a hand. And you can be sure as hell that I am going to continue working […]

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Violence against women: the international legal response

01/06/1995

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Violence against women: the international legal response

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In demanding the right to be free from violence, women are claiming what they are entitled to. Violence against women must be seen as a human-rights issue, and legal instruments created and enforced to guarantee protection for women. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for […]

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The needs of refugee women: a human-rights perspective

01/06/1995

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The needs of refugee women: a human-rights perspective

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The international legal framework for the protection of the human rights of women needs to take account of the special problems of refugee women, which have hitherto received insufficient attention. 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 […]

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