Women's Empowerment and Inclusion

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The Fear that Stalks: Gender-based Violence in Public Spaces 18 Apr 2012

Macroeconomics and Gender 20 Sep 2011

Addressing Gender Concerns in the Microfinance Institutions (Development and Regulation) Draft Bill 2011 17 Aug 2011

The Fear that Stalks: Gender-based Violence in Public Spaces

This book is an attempt to understand the causes, nature and consequences of gender-based violence in public spaces. It provides a framework that locates gender-based violence within the politics and dynamics of public space, and helps us to understand the commonality between these diverse forms of violence, ranging from sexual harassment, sexual assault, moral policing, ‘honour’ killing, acid throwing and witch hunting among others. The writers examine the idea of a ‘public’ space. Although by and large a notional space, they begin by identifying it as a geographical space between home and workplace, and then, go beyond this, to look at the violation faced by transgenders, homeless women and girls who live on the streets, as well as those who work in public spaces in the unorganized sector.
Addressing Gender Concerns in the Microfinance Institutions (Development and Regulation) Draft Bill 2011

The report summarizes findings from an expert group consultation on the gender implications of the Microfinance Draft Bill 2011.The consultation, organized by Gender community of the Solution Exchange with support from UNDP India, also outlined a range of recommendations for empowering women through the Bill.
From Reservation to Participation

To ensure increased reservation of women in local governance institutions translates into more effective participation, the report highlights the importance of training and presents successful strategies based on experience from 10 states to mobilize and build capacities of women.
Making a Difference in the Lives of and Girls - Success Stories

The five-year programme has created 238 self-help groups to boost literacy and leadership among 50,000 women in 500 villages of Uttar Pradesh. Also, UNDP is helping to register a dairy federation employing 12,000 women, as well as a crafts federation, providing income for 5,000 women.
Guidance Note on Recovery: Gender

The document provides guidelines on how to identify gender specific recovery needs, engage women in recovering initiatives and mainstream gender in disaster recovery institutions and organisations.

OUR WORK - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION

India’s poor performance on women’s empowerment and gender equality is reflected in many indicators. In many parts of the country, sex ratio has dropped to fewer than 850 females per 1000 males. India is ranked 129 in the Gender Inequality Index as per the Global Human Development 2011. Women from disadvantaged groups such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities in particular face discrimination, exploitation and limited employment opportunities.

Our work recognizes that women are by no means a homogenous category. UNDP argues that where development is not ‘engendered’ it is ‘en-dangered’. As a result it is ensured that vulnerable women benefit from all initiatives.

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