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Submissions from 2009
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
Introduction of quality of care and a gender perspective in reproductive health service organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, Patricia Riveros, Antonieta Martin, and Ricardo Vernon
Measuring attitudes toward gender norms among young men in Brazil: Development and psychometric evaluation of the GEM scale, Julie Pulerwitz and Gary Barker
Promoting gender equity as a strategy to reduce HIV risk and gender-based violence among young men in India, Ravi K. Verma, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, A.K. Singh, S.S. Das, Sunil Mehra, Anita Nura, and Gary Barker
Sakhi Saheli: Promoting gender equity and empowering young women—A training manual, CORO and Horizons Program
Submissions from 2007
Consolidating a gender perspective in the PROCOSI network, Erica Palenque de la Quintana, Patricia Riveros Hamel, and Ricardo Vernon
Girls' adolescence in Burkina Faso: A pivot point for social change, Martha Brady, Lydia Saloucou, and Erica Chong
Influencing girls’ lives: Acceptability and effectiveness of a livelihoods skill building intervention in Gujarat, Shveta Kalyanwala
Maternal syphilis and intimate partner violence in Bolivia: A gender-based analysis of implications for partner notification and universal screening, Claudia Diaz, Sandra G. García, Becca Seitchik Feldman, Alberto Martinez Polis, Rita Revollo, Freddy Tinajeros, and Daniel Grossman
Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt—full report, Martha Brady, Ragui Assaad, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Abeer Salem, Rania Salem, and Nadia Zibani
Reducing the social exclusion of girls, Kelly Hallman and Eva Roca
Reducir la exclusión social des las niñas, Kelly Hallman and Eva Roca
Teacher absence as a factor in gender inequalities in access to primary schooling in rural Pakistan, Sharon Ghuman and Cynthia B. Lloyd
Testing the effectiveness of the Men as Partners Program (MAP) in Soweto, South Africa, Prudence Ditlopo, Saiqa Mullick, Ian Askew, Ricardo Vernon, Edwin Maroga, Sgidi Sibeko, Mokgethi Tshabalala, Rabbuh Raletsemo, Dean Peacock, and Andrew Levack
The effect of husbands' fertility preferences on couples' reproductive behaviour in rural Bangladesh, Mian Bazle Hossain, James F. Phillips, and A.B.M. Khorshed A. Mozumder
The effect of women's status on infant and child mortality in four rural areas of Bangladesh, Mian Bazle Hossain, James F. Phillips, and Brian Wells Pence
Submissions from 2006
Challenging and changing gender attitudes among young men in Mumbai, India, Ravi K. Verma, Julie Pulerwitz, Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Sujata Khandekar, Gary Barker, P. Fulpagare, and S.K. Singh
Formation of partnerships among young women and men in Pune district, Maharashtra, Mallika Alexander, Laila Garda, Savita Kanade, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Bela Ganatra
Gender, sexual behaviour and vulnerability among young people, Christine Ricardo, Gary Barker, Julie Pulerwitz, and Valeria Rocha
Influencing girls' lives: Acceptability and effectiveness of a livelihoods skill building intervention in Gujarat, SEWA, SEWA Academy, Shveta Kalyanwala, Rajib Acharya, and Sunetra Deshpande
In our own hands: SWAA-Ghana champions the female condom, Kathleen Cravero, Michelle Skaer, Victoria Ebin, and Martha Brady
Multiple disadvantages of Mayan females: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala, Kelly Hallman, Sara Peracca, Jennifer Catino, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Promoting gender equity among young Brazilian men as an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy, Julie Pulerwitz, Gary Barker, Marcio Segundo, and Marcos Nascimento
Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt [Arabic], Martha Brady, Ragui Assaad, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Abeer Salem, Rania Salem, and Nadia Zibani
Spending, saving and borrowing: Perceptions and experiences of girls in Gujarat, Shveta Kalyanwala and Jennefer Sebstad
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): prestar apoio social e oportunidades de microcrédito e de poupanças a mulheres jovens em áreas com uma prevalência de VIH elevada, Annabel Erulkar, Judith Bruce, Erica Chong, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James K. Matheka, Arjmand Banu Khan, and Anne Gathuku
Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence, Annabel Erulkar, Judith Bruce, Erica Chong, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James K. Matheka, Arjmand Banu Khan, and Anne Gathuku
Yaari Dosti: Young Men Redefine Masculinity, A Training Manual, Horizons Program, CORO for Literacy, MAMTA, and Instituto Promundo
Yaari Dosti: Young Men Redefine Masculinity, A Training Manual [Hindi], Horizons Program, CORO for Literacy, MAMTA, and Instituto Promundo
Submissions from 2005
Building assets for safe, productive lives: A report on a workshop on adolescent girls' livelihoods, Population Council
Sexuality and relationships education: Toward a social studies approach, Deborah Rogow and Nicole Haberland
Socioeconomic status differentials in life and active life expectancy among older adults in Beijing, Toshiko Kaneda, Zachary Zimmer, and Zhe Tang
The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Cem Mete, and Zeba Sathar
Submissions from 2004
Adolescent life in low income and slum areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, and Tsehai Gulema
Effects and cost of implementing a gender-sensitive reproductive health program in Bolivia, Erica Palenque, Lizzy Montano, Ricardo Vernon, Fernando Gonzales Salguero, Patricia Riveros, and John H. Bratt
From the field: Placing gender at the heart of sexuality education, Eleanor Timreck
Growing up in Pakistan: The separate experiences of males and females, Cynthia B. Lloyd and Monica J. Grant