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Emerging issues in gender and development: an overview (pdf 277kb)

This paper provides a brief overview of the emerging issues in gender and development policy, practice and theory.

It explores a range of issues including:

- The impacts of globalisation on men and women
- Integrating gender into macro-economic analysis and policy making
- Integrating gender into sector wide approaches (SWAPs)
- Gender dimensions of key sectors, including governance, HIV/AIDS, health, agriculture, education and private sector development

 

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