Gender Factsheet

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[GENDER]
Case Study: Cambodia

Videos:
Sheryl DuWann discusses global gender oppression;
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/sheryl_wudunn_our_century_s_greate st_injustice.html

Websites:
Thematic issues concerning gender equality;
Case Study: Papua New Guinea

The penis makes a man incapable of doing onerous gardening and tending the crops of edible sweet potatoes.
As a whole, PNG society is very maledominated. There is a general view that women are objects on par with other items of value pigs and gardens. Daily life is gendered, with women expected to carry out tasks that men cannot do so

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/directory/critical_areas_of_concern_30. htm

Defining sex and gender;


http://www.who.int/gender/whatisgender/en/

Articles:
So what about boys? Including men in development;
http://plan-international.org/files/global/publications/campaigns/BIAAGReport-2011.pdf

Domestic violence is a huge problem in Cambodia with many Cambodians believing it is a private matter that should be tolerated and rationalised.
22.5% of married Cambodian women experienced violence at home in 2009 80% of women surveyed said they knew a husband who used physical violence with his wife

The intersections of gender equality and technology;


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/opinion/a-cellphone-for-everywoman.html?_r=1

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