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I. Quick Guide: Poverty Analysis
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Mainstream approaches to poverty analysis overlook the unique ways in which women and men experience poverty. How can poverty analysis become more gender-sensitive?

- Power and Privileges - on Gender Discrimination and Poverty and Power and Privileges, Johnsson-Latham, G., 2004
These two texts from Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs highlight the ways in which mainstream approaches to poverty analysis overlook the differences in the ways women and men experience poverty.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/johnsson_powerandprivileges.htm

- Gender and Poverty Reduction – New Conceptual Approaches in International Development Cooperation, Rodenberg, B., 2004
In many cases of international development cooperation gender equality is indeed still seen as a means to an end, rather than a desirable goal in itself.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/rodenberg_genpoverty.htm

- A Bigger Piece of a Very Small Pie: Intrahousehold Resource Allocation and Poverty Reduction in Africa, O’Laughlin, B., 2003
Although there has been some progress on gender in the 13 Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) produced in 2002, there is still a long way to go.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/olaughlin_pieceofpie.htm

- The Gender – Energy – Poverty Nexus, Clancy, J. and Skutsch, M., 2003
What are the links between gender, energy, and poverty? This paper, commissioned by DFID, explores current thinking on this issue.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/clancy_energypoverty.htm

- Challenging Women’s Poverty: Perspectives on Gender and Poverty Reduction Strategies from Nicaragua and Honduras, Bradshaw, S. and Linneker, B., 2003
How do poverty reduction strategies impact on women and the poor in Nicaragua and Honduras? How can they be made to better serve these groups?
http://www.siyanda.org/static/bradshaw_challengingpoverty.htm

- New Contributions to the Analysis of Poverty: Methodological and Conceptual Challenges to Understanding Poverty from a Gender Perspective, Chant, S., 2003
Mainstream poverty analyses and gendered critiques of these both need to change in order to tackle poverty more effectively.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/chant_povanalysis.htm

Summaries written by BRIDGE Team members.

More Siyanda resources on Poverty Analysis can be found through the Simple Search function: http://www.siyanda.org/search/. Please visit the archive section to view past Quick Guide themes: http://www.siyanda.org/quick_guide.htm

Beijing+10 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/

II. Country Focus: Pakistan
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Access key gender resources:
http://www.siyanda.org/search/qlinx-countryfocus.cfm?code=pakistan
network with, or find consultants: http://www.siyanda.org/exps/results.cfm?CouOfExp=pakistan

Albania will be the upcoming country of focus. Users can submit current gender and development publications on this country for possible inclusion in the database here: http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/
Users are also invited to enter their profile in the Gender Experts and Consultants Database: http://www.siyanda.org/exps/addexp.cfm, if they are based in or come from Albania.

III. Experts and Consultants Database: Poverty
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There are 226 gender experts on poverty featured on Siyanda. Their work covers a range of topics, including the "The Role of NGOs in Poverty Eradication in Uganda" by Ssentongo (2003), "Poverty and International Human Rights Law" by Hadiprayitno (2003), and "Labour Standards and Poverty Reduction: International Strategies" by Gibb (2000).
(You can find the authors by copying and pasting their last name into the Name field in the Experts Search page)

- Review the latest experts and consultants added to Siyanda:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/latest.cfm
- Join the growing list of experts and consultants:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/addexp.cfm
- Search the database:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/

**Have you networked with or hired someone featured in the Siyanda Experts and Consultants database? If so, then let us know! Email us at: siyanda@ids.ac.uk**

IV. User Submissions:
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The following resources, submitted by Siyanda users, are now available on the website:

- GENIA Toolkit For Promoting Gender Equality in Education, UNESCO, 2004
The GENIA toolkit provides a collection of practical resources for gender focal points in Asian Ministries of Education (MoE).

- Gender and Migration in Arab States: The Case of Domestic Workers, Esim, S. and Smith, M. (ed), 2004
This publication presents an ILO regional review in addition to four country studies from Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates.

- Gender, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, Banda, F. and Chinkin, C., 2004
This report looks at how national and human rights laws can be used to advocate for the rights of minority and indigenous women.

- Gender, Citizenship and Nationality Training Pack, CRTD, 2003
The objectives of this pack are to develop a greater understanding of the concepts and applications of gender, citizenship and nationality; and to generate discussion about how individuals, particularly women, are excluded from citizen rights.

- Learning from Experience: Strengthening Organisations of Women with Disabilities, Dixon, H., 2001
This case study analyses the experiences and lessons learnt from the Disabled Women's Programme in Nicaragua.

Users can locate these publications through the Simple Search function: http://www.siyanda.org/search/

To suggest a resource for possible inclusion in the Siyanda database, please fill-out the resources submission form:
http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/ (Please note that we need access to a print or an on-line version of the suggested resource in order to review it) You can also post newsletters, short meeting reports and unpublished papers in the Users' Corner: http://www.siyanda.org/userscorner/

V. New:
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Launch of New BRIDGE Website:
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http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk

BRIDGE is delighted to announce the launch of the new website. It contains all the BRIDGE resources from the old site in an easier to find format and with new added features.

This new site has been set up as a ‘virtual bookcase’ where you can download copies of all BRIDGE publications - Cutting Edge Packs, Reports, Bibliographies and Gender and Development In Brief issues. The documents are listed by type and by theme, and there is also a new search function.

The new website has a page dedicated to non-English language resources. This includes the Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and Participation in Arabic, the Gender and Conflict and the Gender and Citizenship packs in French and Spanish and reports on gender and economics in French, Russian and Albanian. There are also details of our current programme, team members and details of how to subscribe to our mailing list.

We welcome your comments on the new site. Do send your feedback to Charlie Sever at: bridge@ids.ac.uk

New Gender Myths
Gender and Development In Brief Newsletter - Special Issue:
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http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/dgb-myths.htm

By Susie Jolly, BRIDGE
Much development work has been based on gender stereotypes - for example the idea that farmers are men. In reaction, feminism has sometimes created counter stereotypes - such as that of the African woman farmer and her lazy husband. Such images have been hugely important in changing ideas about gender and channelling more resources to women. However, some such images have been exaggerated and put beyond question, resulting in 'gender myths'. Gender myths are a powerful tool for positive change but also bring with them risks and dangers. This was the subject of a conference, held at the Institute of Development Studies, UK, in 2003. This In Brief draws together highlights from the conference with the aim of thinking about how to move beyond simplistic stereotypes to better promote gender equality.

You too are invited to join a discussion on "Gender Myths and Feminist Fables" in the Siyanda Participate section:
http://www.siyanda.org/forum/xviewthread.cfm?Thread=120031221123327

** The "Siyanda Update" is a monthly newsletter featuring the latest gender mainstreaming resources available on the Siyanda website http://www.siyanda.org/. Siyanda aims to assist busy gender practitioners with locating essential gender mainstreaming resources quickly and easily. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources with like-minded colleagues**

All the best,
Ra'ida Al-Zu'bi
Information and Networking Coordinator/Consultant
BRIDGE, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE
(currently working from Amman, Jordan)

Please visit the following BRIDGE websites:
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for a wealth of gender and development materials
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