Among the 22 Arab countries, Egypt ranks amongst the worst for the treatment of women. Additionally, in the last 6 years, fertility surged to a 20-year high of 3.5 births per woman. Poorer women’s status and autonomy is often linked to high fertility; however, little is known about the factors that shape women’s autonomy and fertility in Egypt. Thi...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Following the closure of UN-supported widows' bakeries in Kabul, Afghanistan, Taliban authorities announced that they would allow 360 female employees to return to work. This invalidation is in line with the decree that bans women from working for UN agencies and international nongovernmental organizations except in the health sector. Although no e...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
During the German-Pakistan Forum at Eschborn, Germany, the UN Population Fund Executive Director, Nafis Sadik criticizes Pakistan for viewing women as vehicles for producing male children and expecting them to suffer abuse in silence. Moreover, Sadik also expressed concern about sex inequality and its impact on reproductive health in Pakistan. It i...
Published in Development in practice
While women's movements in Latin America and elsewhere have succeeded in putting many issues that are relevant to women and to gender relations onto the political agenda, and although most international aid agencies have made efforts to incorporate gender analysis into their work, this progress has been neither comprehensive nor unproblematic. This...
Published in Development in practice
As the century has just changed for the Western calendar it should be borne in mind that for a vast part of the world the centuries are rolling at a different time and under different conditions. So, although we live and trade in a "global village", we are yet divided by time, space, and ideologies. The hope is that the 21st century will enable us ...
Published in Economist (London, England : 1843)
Globally, the AIDS epidemic has killed 19 million people, has infected 34 million, and infects 5 million people annually. However, the epidemic shows no signs of abating. In response, international agencies are addressing and supporting efforts concerned with containing the epidemic. However, such initiatives are not enough. In the battle against t...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
This paper examines the incidence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Harrar, eastern Ethiopia. The researchers studied three ethnic groups (Adere, Oromo and Amhara) using focus group interviews. A total of 24 women were interviewed, 8 from each ethnic group, at two hospitals in Harrar. The predominant types of FGM are clitoridectomy and excision...
Published in World of work : the magazine of the ILO
During June 5-9, 2000, the Special Session of the UN General Assembly on "Women 2000: Gender equality, development, and peace for the 21st century" convened in New York to review the progress made and the new challenges to be faced since the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Some critical areas for action have been further strengthe...
Published in Gender and development
This article focuses on trafficking of young Nepalese girls and women. Trafficking is an integral part of the social and economic fabric of Nepal, as in other parts of the world. The practice causes intolerable degradation and suffering for the girls and young women involved, who are treated as a commodity. It presents a risk to their physical and ...
Published in Africa recovery
The review conducted by the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women on the performance of the African government in enhancing women's rights showed both success and failures. The success was evident on the legal and political front. However, statistical analysis by the UN Economic Commission for Africa revealed that poverty among women has increased in co...
