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In This Issue:
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I. Quick Guide: Religion
II. Country Focus: Niger
III. Experts and Consultants Database: religion and culture
IV. Latest additions: resources on gender-based violence, health, HIV/AIDS and
more...
V. Contribute section: share your opinions and latest news
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typing the language name in the Search box, then clicking on the Go! button.
For example, type "French" for French resources**
I. Quick Guide: Religion
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How do gender and religion interact to shape women's status? What is the impact
of religion on gender dynamics and power relations in societies?
- Islamic Masculinities, edited by Ouzgane, L., January 2006
This collection of essays explores the great complexity and diversity of male
identities
http://www.siyanda.org/static/ouzgane_islamicmasculinities.htm
- Sexuality, Religion and Human Rights, 2006
This newsletter of the International Lesbian and Gay Association explores new
thinking on sexuality and gender by European Muslims, Catholics and Jews.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/various_sexualityreligionrights.htm
- Allies for Social Change: an International Buddhism and Peacebuilding Course
for Women, International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP),
2006
This link gives access to the mission and initiatives of the International Women's
Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP), a spiritual feminist organization which
supports grassroots activists and organizations in South and Southeast Asia
in their work for peace and justice.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/iwpp_alliesforsocialchange.htm
- Complying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating
the Provision of Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assaults Victims, Ibis Reproductive
Health, 2006
This report argues that women who have experienced sexual assault should have
easy access to emergency contraception (EC), including from Catholic hospitals.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/ibis_contraception.htm
- A Culture of Peace: Women, Faith and Reconciliation, Best, M. and Hussey,
P., 2005
This paper exposes the voices and perspectives of women who are making innovative
contributions to peace building in Rwanda, Afghanistan, El Salvador, and East
Timor, among others. It argues that equality between men and women is a basic
prerequisite to achieving real peace, reconciliation and development.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/best_hussey_reconciliation.htm
- Gender, Religious Involvement and HIV/AIDS Prevention in Mozambique, Agadjanian,
V., 2005
This study contrasts the views and behavioural choices of women and men in Mozambique
regarding HIV/AIDS and examines how these vary across two types of religious
denominations - the more established churches and the newer Pentecostal churches.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/agadjanian_mozambique.htm
- Great Ancestors: Women Asserting Rights in Muslim Contexts – A Training
and Information Kit, Shaheed, F. and Lee-Shaheed, A., 2005
This information and training kit challenges the notion that the struggle for
women's rights has been confined to Europe and North America by tracing the
efforts of women in Muslim contexts to assert their rights from the 8th century
through to the 1950s.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/shaheed_lee-shaheed_rights.htm
- Women’s Autonomy in India and Pakistan: the Influence of Religion and
Region, Jejeebhoy, S. and Sathar, Z., 2001
This article compares the autonomy of women in different regions of South Asia
and assesses the extent to which these differences could be attributed to religion,
nationality, or north-south cultural distinctions.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/jejeebhoy_sathar_religion.htm
You can find additional resources on Religion through the Simple Search function: http://www.siyanda.org/search/
Environment will be the next Quick Guide theme. Users are invited to suggest
resources on this topic for possible inclusion in the database: http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/.
Please also visit the archive section to view past Quick Guide themes: http://www.siyanda.org/quick_guide.htm
II. Country Focus: Niger
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- Niger Gender Profile, African News Agency (Afrol), 2006
This Afrol gender profile of Niger lists a range of social data, including life
expectancy, sex ratio and access to medical services, as well as links to relevant
news articles and background presentations on Niger.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/afrol_niger.htm
- WAWI Gender Mainstreaming Workshops: Ghana, Mali and Niger, 2005 (Summary
report and country reports), Koopman, J. , Akpalu, E. , Aisse, D. and Mariama,
A., 2005
In 2005 three gender mainstreaming workshops, supported by the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) were undertaken in Ghana, Mali
and Niger. The purpose was to help mainstream gender into the West Africa Water
Initiative (WAWI) practice and in their partner organisations.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/koopman_akpalu_mainstreaming.htm
- Women Leaders for a Local, Sustainable and Equal Development (French), Belemsigri,
C. T. and Magawata M., 2005
This document aims to support the identification of women leaders and the process
of leadership building in Niger.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/belemsigri_magawata_communitydev.htm
Access more gender resources on Niger: http://www.siyanda.org/search/qlinx-countryfocus.cfm?code=Niger, and network with experts and practitioners: http://www.siyanda.org/exps/results.cfm?CouOfExp=Niger
III. Resources from Experts and Consultants Database: religion and culture
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The Experts and Consultants Database contains names, contact details and areas
of expertise of people working on gender specific issues worldwide, and includes
some of their publications. On religion and culture, the following publications
can be found:
- Religion, Rights and the Politics of Transnational Feminism in Bangladesh,
Siddiqi, D., 2004
- Socio-cultural, Religious, and Political Aspects of the Status of Women in
Pakistan, Aziz, A., 1999
- Why Might Women support Religious “Fundamentalism”?, Nisha, 2004
- Incorporating Gender and Culture into the Skilled Attendance Framework: Women’s
Perspectives on Pluralistic Health and Traditional Birth Attendants in Chiapas,
Mexico, Coates, A.
- Culturally Adequate Development Strategies for Indigenous Women, Meentzen,
A., 2000
- Indigenous Ukpiovwin Women and the Challenge of Development, Evwierhoma, M.,
1998
For further details on these publications, copy and paste or type the author's last name into either the Name or Search Words field on the Experts and Consultants search page: http://www.siyanda.org/exps/
- View the latest consultants:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/latest.cfm
- Join the list:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/addexp.cfm
- Search the database:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/
- Edit your existing profile:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/editlogin.cfm (you need a user name and password)
The Siyanda Gender Experts and Consultants Database, with over 900 profiles, can be used as a networking tool for connecting practitioners, researchers, activists, students and experts with like-minded colleagues, persons working on similar themes, or in the same geographical location. It is also an excellent resource for those seeking experts for gender-focussed consultancies.
IV. Latest additions:
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Please find below a selection of materials recently added to the Siyanda database:
- Islamic Feminism Revisited, Badran, M., 2006
- Responding to Violence against Women: How Development Policies Address the
Issue of Gender-Based Violence, Sobrino, B., 2006
- Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument, Bakker, S. and Plagman, H.,
2006
- Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing Social Support, Savings, and - Microcredit
Opportunities for Young Women in Areas with High HIV Prevalence, Erulkar, A.,
Bruce, J., Dondo, A., Sebstad, J., Matheka, J., Khan, A. and Gathuku, A., 2006
- Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines for Project Development, Implementation,
Monitoring and Evaluation, National Economic and Development Authority, National
Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, 2005
You can locate more Latest Additions here:
http://www.siyanda.org/newadditions.htm or through the Simple Search function:
http://www.siyanda.org/search/ (copy and paste the title without characters
such as ":" ";" and "-" or copy and paste the
author's last name into the Search box).
V. Contribute section:
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