RETHINKING COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND PEACE-KEEPING THROUGH THE GENDER PRISM – THE CASE STUDY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Nermina Jerkovic, Mirsad Buzar

“…For this hypothesis confirmation, the article reflects upon the international legal texts followed by the desk analysis of the national framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina for women empowerment. The case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina demonstrates that the role of Gender Focal Points remains irrelevant for gender mainstreaming in law enforcement agencies at the state level, as conducted interviews show. …”
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How to deal with children’s violence? Implementation of child protection policies in Bekasi Regency, Indonesia by Aos Kuswandi, Ainur Rofieq, Siti Nuraini, Noer Kholis

“…According to data from the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, the region of West Java has witnessed 819 cases of child violence. …”
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Development knowledge and experience: from Bangladesh to Afghanistan and beyond by Chowdhury A Mushtaque R, Aminul Alam M, Ahmed Jalaluddin

“…APPROACH: BRAC has implemented programmes in Afghanistan in the areas of health, education, microfinance, women's empowerment, agriculture, capacity development and local government strengthening, and has taken many of these programmes to scale. …”
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Capacity Building in Rural Areas to Empower Women Case Study: Zanjan County by zahra tarasi, hosein karimzadeh, mohsen aghayarihir

“…The relationship between capacity building and women's empowerment was investigated by Using Univariate Exploratory Equivalence Ratio to identify the dimensions of capacity, a single-sample t-test was used to assess the capability and, using structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Eye Care Service Use and Associated Health-Seeking Behaviors Among Malawian Adults: Secondary Analysis of the Malawi Fifth Integrated Household Survey 2019-2020 by Thokozani Mzumara, Marios Kantaris, Joseph Afonne

“…A logistic regression model showed that ECU was positively associated with education compared to none (odds ratio [OR] 6.6, 95% CI 5.927-7.366; PPPPP ConclusionsSocial support, women empowerment, education, and mobile clinics are key strategic areas that would increase access to eye care in Malawi. …”
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Patriarchy and Women's Struggle in Selected Boom and Post-Boom Novels by Kim A. Pillado

“…Employing feminism specifically Simone de Beauvoir's 'second sex' concepts, this paper explored and discussed the status of women against the depiction of patriarchy uncovering women denigration in the two boom novels, One Hundred Years of Solitude (2006) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and  Recollections of Things to Come (1996) by Elena Garro, and elaborating women empowerment in the two post-boom novels, The House of the Spirits (1993) by Isabel Allende, and Like Water for Chocolate (1992) by Laura Esquivel. …”
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'Acting upon our religion': Muslim women's movements and the remodelling of Islamic practice in India by Jones, J

“…Simultaneously, this same framework for handling religious questions has historically given intra-community and clerical voices particular influence in regulating Muslim community affairs and family laws, compelling activists to seek women's empowerment in individual and local community contexts to further their objectives, including through the assertion of experimental forms of religious conduct.…”

Child-friendly pesantren in Indonesia: hopes and realities by Natsir, Albert, Sesmiarni, Zulfani, Hanani, Silfia

“…The results of the input evaluation show that the guidelines for the child-friendly pesantren program issued by the Ministry of Religion, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection of the Republic of Indonesia have not been optimally socialized and the pesantren leaders, asatidz councils, students and the community are aware of the existence of a child-friendly pesantren program but do not yet understand the concepts, guidelines and technical instructions for child-friendly pesantren. …”
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Child-friendly Pesantren in Indonesia: hopes and realities by Natsir, Albert, Sesmiarni, Zulfani, Hanani, Silfia

“…The results of the input evaluation show that the guidelines for the child-friendly pesantren program issued by the Ministry of Religion, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection of the Republic of Indonesia have not been optimally socialized and the pesantren leaders, asatidz councils, students and the community are aware of the existence of a child-friendly pesantren program but do not yet understand the concepts, guidelines and technical instructions for child-friendly pesantren. …”
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Targeting poverty to improve maternal health in Sokoto State, Nigeria by Muazu Alhaji Shamaki, Katiman Rostam, Yusuf M. Adamu

“…Thus, to improve maternal health services delivery, the study advocates for more women empowerment programmes in the state. In addition, government needs to provide more funds for the provision of more efficient maternal health facilities in order to reduce the mortality rates of women and children.…”
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Prevalence, Correlates, and Trends of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Gambia: Results From 2 National Cross-Sectional Health Surveys by Masood Ali Shaikh

“…The disturbing finding of increase in all 3 types of violence in all regions—with one exception—paints a dire scenario that augurs the imperative of women empowerment and revisiting of cultural norms for protecting women.…”
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The Problems of Fulfilling the Rights of Victims of Obscene Crimes by Rosalia Dika Agustanti, Yuliana Yuli Wahyuningsih, Kayus Kayowuan Lewoleba

“…However, the problem is in the fulfillment of these rights, even though constitutionally, the duties and obligations of fulfilling the rights of victims are borne by the State, which in this case is in the components of the Criminal Justice System, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, The National Commission on Human Rights, the National Commission on Violence Against Women and the Witness and Victim Protection Agency. …”
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Transition to gender equality by Irene Joshua Ndossy

“…Indeed, social traditions and culture confront transition to gender equality despite the advocacy for women empowerment through a number of policies such as education policy, employment policy and child development policy and many others. …”
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THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE IN EMPOWERING YOUTH AND WOMEN IN SOKOTO STATE OF NIGERIA by Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad, Muhammad Lawal Maidoki, Usman Buhari Sani

“…The objective of this paper is to examine two of its recently executed projects vis-à-vis Youth and Women Empowerment programs. The study uses qualitative technique for data collection and analysis. …”
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Gender Diversity in the Boardroom and Corporate Cash Holdings: The Moderating Effect of Investor Protection by Wan Adibah Wan Ismail, Khairul Anuar Kamarudin, Namrata Gupta, Iman Harymawan

“…These findings have significant implications for politicians, governments, and regulators in devising policies relating to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG Number 5) on achieving gender equality and women empowerment.…”
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The effect of gender and social capital on the dual burden of malnutrition: a multilevel study in Indonesia. by Masoud Vaezghasemi, Ann Öhman, Malin Eriksson, Mohammad Hakimi, Lars Weinehall, Hari Kusnanto, Nawi Ng

“…CONCLUSION: To improve household health and reduce the inequality across different SES groups, this study emphasizes the inclusion of women's empowerment and community social capital into intervention programs addressing the dual burden of malnutrition.…”
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Addressing women’s construction health and safety needs in Africa by Samuel H. P. Chikafalimani, Nathan Kibwami, Sibusiso Moyo

“…In addition, practical interventions being implemented by the Durban University of Technology and Makerere University research collaboration project team to address women’s needs in construction health and safety through women empowerment and involvement in construction research, education and practice in Africa are outlined. …”
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Determinants of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) commercialization and market participation by farmers in Nyandarua County, Kenya by Denis Wakaba, Josiah Ateka, Robert Mbeche, Luke Oyugi

“…Based on the findings, interventions to strengthen women's empowerment and the institutional arrangements for collective action and extension are encouraged.…”
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Penguatan Kepercayaan Diri Anak dengan Pelatihan Dasar Kepemimpinan Forum Anak Tingkat Kota Tangerang by Yudi Nur Supriadi, Zackharia Rialmi, Jaka Wijaya Kusuma, Hamidah Hamidah

“…The community service team is from the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta in collaboration with Bina Bangsa University and the Office of Women's Empowerment, Child Protection, Population Control and Family Planning of Tangerang City. …”
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Breaking institutional barriers to enhance women's participation in and benefit from the Peste des Petits Ruminants and Newcastle Disease vaccine value chains for Sembabule distric... by Winnie Bikaako, Patricia Kabahango, Kenneth Mugabi, Agnes Yawe, Kisembo Stallon, Elizabeth Kyewalabye, Lillian Tukahirwa, Dean Kusiimakwe, Meghan Stanley, Beth Miller, Anthony Mugisha, Marieke H Rosenbaum, Hellen Amuguni

“…It examines the institutional barriers and opportunities that affect women's empowerment derived from inclusion of women in the decision-making processes along the livestock vaccine value chain (LVVC) and that can support viable women-centered and owned enterprises, at the vaccine development, delivery, distribution and use level. …”
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