The process of creating a market economy in former socialist countries has proved to be complex. The social costs of transition have been higher than anticipated. Mongolia has followed the pattern of abrupt transition seen in Eastern European countries and Russia rather

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Our topic and our approach The purpose of this chapter is to construct a framework for understanding the gender dimensions of post-conflict reconstruction (PCR), in order to strengthen assessments, project design, and policy-formulation – all with the aim of achieving the overarching goals

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is part of a series of four paintings. “I paint portraits of the society I live in, ” she says, “it is impossible not to be affected by and respond to it. The topics highlighted by UNRISD resonated with me. They evoked many themes and issues I grapple with on a regular basis, in both my daily life and my artwork.” With each painting in this series the artist has aimed to portray a segment of society in contemporary India, a multifaceted perspective of women with a strong voice, but one which may be silenced by social structures. Says Jamlaney: “This series doesn’t just discuss the circumstances that befall these women, but also articulates the fact that these women’s plight often falls on deaf ears; in their own homes, in the government, and in institutions constructed by their own society. ” UNRISD has selected this vibrant, energetic, powerful work to convey the importance of giving expression to the unheard, ignored, excluded voices. The UNRISD Visions of Change call encouraged creative thinkers from all over the world to submit artwork illustrating key social development values and themes of equity, sustainability, inclusion, and progressive social change. About UNRISD The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous research

UNU-WIDER gratefully acknowledges the financial contribution of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to this project, and the contributions from the governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of

, there are no available data of their contributions to herbal medicine. It is on this note that this study was carried out to examine the gender dimension of herbal medicine’s knowledge and practice in Ekiti and Ondo States. A multi- stage random sampling method was used in selecting 140 respondents from the two States

This paper reviews child labor and the situation of street children in Brazil from a gender perspective. Relying primarily on Brazil's national household survey for 1996, Gustaffson-Wright and Pyne examine various dimensions of child labor by gender, including participation, intensity