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Subhashree Sahoo Stepping into the exclusive male preserve of masonry, Damayanti Patra of rural Ganjam has shown exemplary determination to overcome personal tragedy and natural disaster to secure a sustainable vocation. Damayanti Patra stands out at a construction site. She is a mason, and it is no

Gender , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 12/17/2017

Women, Peace and Security in Australia and the SDGs

Susan Hutchinson Last week, Devpolicy hosted the Australian launch of the Women, Peace and Security Index. The index has been developed by the Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security in partnership with the Peace Research Institute of Oslo. It ranks countries based on three dim

Gender , Human Rights / 12/08/2017

Women file sexism complaint to UN against UK police spies

Psychologically and sexually women abused by police spies infiltrating UK social and green movement groups files complaint at the UN The women complain to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women that the UK government has failed to prevent institutionalised discriminatio

Data & Reports , Featured , Gender , Health , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 11/27/2017

Menstrual hygiene management in the Pacific: women’s and girl’s experiences

Yasmin Mohamed and Chelsea Huggett There has been limited research on menstrual management in the Pacific, and the Last Taboo project is helping to bridge this gap. How does a market vendor manage her menstrual period while she’s at work in rural Papua New Guinea (PNG) and without access to to

Data & Reports , Featured , Gender , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/07/2017

Breastfeeding: No country meets recommended standards

In five of the world’s largest emerging economies—China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Nigeria—the lack of investment in breastfeeding results in an estimated 236,000 child deaths per year and US$119 billion in economic losses. No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breas

Gender , Human Rights , Science & Technology / 05/21/2017

Technology, Violence, Vendetta against women

Samhita Barooah Knowledge of technology is also a privilege of patriarchy. There are very few producers of technology who are women and also almost 90 percent of the maintenance personnel are men when it comes to any form of technological equipment meant for household, public or community use. Durin

Climate , Data & Reports , Gender , Sustainable Development / 05/13/2017

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Mariola Acosta Francés, Edidah Lubega Ampaire & Laurence Jassogne A recent study by the World Bank concluded that closing the gender gap in agriculture would increase Tanzania’s GDP by $105 million and Uganda’s by $67 million. Climate change is negatively affecting many regions of the wor

Climate , Gender , Migration , Sustainable Development / 01/04/2017

Women bear the brunt of climate-forced migration

Manipadma Jena The feminization of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments are slow to recognise the role of climate change and there’s no policy action Hafiza Khatun remembers one morning two years ago. Her husband had come running back from work in a state of di

Business , Corruption , Featured , Gender , Human Rights / 12/27/2016

Alleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices in US Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’

Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio The high prices Americans pay for generic drugs may have been cooked up by pharmaceutical salespeople on golf courses, at a New Jersey steakhouse or over martinis at a “Girls Nights Out” in Minnesota. Details emerging from an

Corruption , Gender , Human Rights , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/23/2016

Swachh Bharat: It’s Time To Stop Sweeping Accountability Aside

Amitangshu Acharya and Depinder Kapur Accounting for toilets on paper is a poor substitute to accountability. By enabling the latter, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan can make a real difference In February 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was replying to the Lok Sabha debate on the president’s address.

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