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Submissions from 2011
Le travail des femmes dans le secteur agricole: Entre précarité et empowerment—Cas de trois régions en Egypte, au Maroc et en Tunisie, Zhour Bouzidi, Saker El Nour, and Wided Moumen
Leveling the playing field: Building girls' sports programs and creating new opportunities, Martha Brady
On trade policies and wage disparity in Egypt: Evidence from microeconomic data, Chahir Zaki
Pilotage d'un programme visant à sécuriser l'espace et à renforcer les ressources des adolescentes vivant dans les zones urbaines du Ghana, Sarah Engebretsen and Selina F. Esantsi
Piloting a safe spaces, asset-building program for adolescent girls in urban Ghana, Sarah Engebretsen and Selina F. Esantsi
Preparación de las niñas mayas para mejorar su calidad de vida, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Rethinking the time allocation of Egyptian females: A matching analysis, Rana Hardy
Safe and smart savings products for vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya and Uganda: Results from the Uganda pilot evaluation, Karen Austrian
Scaling for change: Strategic investment in the poorest girls in the poorest communities, Judith Bruce
Summary of New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls, Cynthia B. Lloyd
When girls' lives matter: Ending forced and early marriage in Cameroon, Sajeda Amin and Andrea Lynch
Women's job search behavior in the Egyptian labor market, Somaya Abdel Mowla
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 10–14 in Kenya, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 10–14 in Uganda, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 15–19 in Kenya, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 15–19 in Uganda, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Submissions from 2010
Addis Birhan ("New Light"), Population Council
Addressing gender dynamics and engaging men in HIV programs: Lessons learned from Horizons research, Julie Pulerwitz, Annie P. Michaelis, Ravi K. Verma, and Ellen Weiss
Building programs to address child marriage: The Berhane Hewan experience in Ethiopia, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Ethiopia gender survey: A study in seven regions, Annabel Erulkar, Abebaw Ferede, Worku Ambelu, Woldemariam Girma, Helen Amdemikael, Behailu GebreMedhin, Berhanu Legesse, Ayehualem Tameru, and Messay Teferi
Ethiopia young adult survey: A study in seven regions, Annabel Erulkar, Abebaw Ferede, Worku Ambelu, Woldemariam Girma, Helen Amdemikael, Behailu GebreMedhin, Berhanu Legesse, Ayehualem Tameru, and Messay Teferi
Girl-Centered Program Design: A Toolkit to Develop, Strengthen and Expand Adolescent Girls Programs, Karen Austrian and Dennitah Ghati
L'adolescence des filles au Burkina Faso: Une clé de voûte pour le changement social, Martha Brady, Lydia Saloucou, and Erica Chong
Looking back, moving forward: Promoting gender equity to fight HIV, Horizons studies 1999 to 2007, Julie Pulerwitz, Annie P. Michaelis, and Ellen Weiss
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Egypt 2008, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Ghana 2008, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Kenya 2008–09, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Nigeria 2008, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Sierra Leone 2008, Population Council
Submissions from 2009
Abriendo Oportunidades ("Opening Opportunities"), Population Council
And how will you remember me, my child? Redefining fatherhood in Turkey, Gary Barker, Deniz Dogruoz, and Debbie Rogow
BEING (Becoming Empowered in Nursing Growth): Training guide for nursing students on sexuality and gender, Maryann Washington
Broadening girls' horizons: Effects of life skills education programme in rural Uttar Pradesh, Rajib Acharya, Shveta Kalyanwala, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Vinita Nathani
Educational inequalities in the midst of persistent poverty: Diversity across Africa in educational outcomes, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Paul C. Hewett
Étude approfondie sur les adolescents : Exploiter les données pour identifier et atteindre les jeunes les plus vulnérables—Bénin 2006, Population Council
Étude approfondie sur les adolescents : Exploiter les données pour identifier et atteindre les jeunes les plus vulnérables—Burkina Faso 2003, Population Council
Étude approfondie sur les adolescents : Exploiter les données pour identifier et atteindre les jeunes les plus vulnérables—Niger 2006, Population Council
Etude quantitative sur le mariage précoce et le vécu des adolescentes dans la zone d'intervention du projet: Etat des lieux et perspectives, Gisele Kaboré, Rene Dala, and Aristide R. Bado
Gender and reproductive health services: Putting gender perspective into practice, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Gender norms in South Africa: Implications for HIV and pregnancy prevention among African and Indian women students at a South African tertiary institution, Joanne E. Mantell, Sarah L. Needham Engebretsen, Jennifer Ann Smit, Susie Hoffman, Queen Cebekhulu, Jessica Adams-Skinner, Theresa M. Exner, Zonke Mabude, Mags Beksinska, Zena A. Stein, and Cecilia Milford
Hazards and gender in children's work: An Egyptian perspective, Nadia Zibani
Looking beyond universal primary education: Gender differences in time use among children in rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and S. Chandrasekhar
New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls—A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Juliet Young
Reference Guides for Health Care Organizations Seeking Accreditation for High-quality, Gender-sensitive Reproductive Health Services, Patricia Riveros, Erica Palenque, Ricardo Vernon, Ignacio Carreno, and John H. Bratt
Reference Guides for Health Care Organizations Seeking Accreditation for High-quality, Gender-sensitive Reproductive Health Services—Appendixes, Patricia Riveros, Erica Palenque, Ricardo Vernon, Ignacio Carreno, and John H. Bratt
Social context, sexual risk perceptions and stigma: HIV vulnerability among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya, Jerry Okal, Stanley Luchters, Scott Geibel, Matthew F. Chersich, Daniel Lango, and Marleen Temmerman
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Armenia 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Azerbaijan 2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Bangladesh 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Benin 2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Bolivia 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Burkina Faso 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Cambodia 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Cameroon 2004, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Chad 2004, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Colombia 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Congo 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Democratic Republic of Congo 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Dominican Republic 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Egypt 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Ethiopia 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Ghana 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Guatemala 2002/2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Guinea 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Haiti 2005/06, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Honduras 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—India 2005/06, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Indonesia 2002/03, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Jordan 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Kenya 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Lesotho 2004, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Liberia 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Madagascar 2003/04, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Malawi 2004, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Mali 2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Moldova 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Morocco 2003/04, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Mozambique 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Namibia 2006/07, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Nepal 2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Nicaragua 2001, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Niger 2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Nigeria 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Pakistan 2006/07, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Philippines 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Senegal 2005, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Swaziland 2006/07, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Tanzania 2004, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Turkey 2003, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Uganda 2006, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Ukraine 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Vietnam 2002, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Zambia 2002, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Zambia 2007, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Zimbabwe 2005/06, Population Council
Submissions from 2008
Empowering married young women and improving their sexual and reproductive health: Effects of the First-time Parents Project, K.G. Santhya, Nicole Haberland, Arup Das, F. Ram, R.K. Sinha, Usha Ram, and S.K. Mohanty
Gender differences in time use among adolescents in developing countries: Implications of rising school enrollment rates, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Monica J. Grant, and Amanda Ritchie