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Alison Brysk: Urbanization, Economic Change Hidden Drivers of Gender-Based Violence
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Gender-based violence in developing countries is more than just a product of culture, war, extreme poverty, or historical patriarchy; it’s also a result of rapid economic change and urbanization, according to Alison Brysk, a fellow at the Wilson Center and the Mellichamp professor of global governance at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Kaja Jurczynska, All Access
Pakistan Needs to Empower Women to Boost Its Economy
›February 26, 2014 // By Wilson Center Staff
The original version of this article, by Kaja Jurczynska, appeared on Population Action International’s All Access blog.
Pakistan is at a crossroads, and not for the reasons you might think.
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After Chance Meeting, New Population, Health, and Environment Program Is Born in Madagascar
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Against the stunning backdrop of Marojejy National Park, I recently crossed paths with a conservationist from a very different background, working on the opposite side of Madagascar. But, it turns out, the communities we work with face many of the same challenges, and our meeting spawned a new population, health, and environment (PHE) program.
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Nancy Schwartzman on Fighting Rape Culture Worldwide With Emerging Social Technology
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Sexual assault remains distressingly common throughout the world and too often it’s the victim who gets the blame, says Nancy Schwartzman, filmmaker and executive director of Tech 4 Good, in this week’s podcast.
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Tamil Kendall: Fighting Discrimination for the Rights of HIV-Positive Women in Latin America
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HIV-positive persons in all segments of society face intense marginalization, but the effect is immensely compounded for women and expecting mothers. In Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, where at least 57,000 women are living with HIV, the stigmatization is so great that many are denied basic reproductive rights, says Harvard University’s Tamil Kendall in this week’s podcast, from the Maternal Health Initiative.
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Does Women’s Empowerment Encourage Good Global Citizenship?
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These days, when the going gets tough, women “increase the peace.” From U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the international community has learned that women’s leadership can contribute a different voice to fostering peace, alleviating poverty, and fighting for the rights of the oppressed.
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A. Tianna Scozzaro, Population Action International
Population Dynamics Are Crucial to Sustainable Development – So Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Them?
›January 29, 2014 // By Wilson Center Staff
The original version of this article, by A. Tianna Scozzaro, appeared on Population Action International’s All Access blog.
For the past 11 months, a group of United Nations member states has been holding meetings seeking input on future goals for sustainable development once the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015. Led by co-chair ambassadors from Hungary and Kenya, this Open Working Group of 69 countries has delved into topics ranging from governance to health and everything in between.
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Turning the Tide? Technology Provides New Ways to Combat Gender-Based Violence
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Worldwide, one in three women suffer beatings, coercion into sex, or other abuse from an intimate partner during her lifetime, according to the UN, while one in five is a victim of rape or attempted rape.
“Gender-based violence is a pervasive global challenge. It serves as a barrier to national economic and social advancement across the world,” said Alex Dehgan, former chief scientist and director of the Office of Science and Technology at the U.S. Agency for International Development, on December 9 at the Wilson Center. [Video Below]
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