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In the last two decades, decentralization of power and responsibilities from national to local levels has changed the face of governments around the globe. It has also given women new opportunities to participate in local politics and decision-making.

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An IDRC-supported fund in Lebanon has helped 123 Palestinian women obtain a university degree and an escape from poverty.

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A website is helping Southeast Asian women earn an income and balance their work and home lives. Called eHomemakers, it is Southeast Asia’s only community network that promotes the use of information and communication technologies to telework and run small home businesses.

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In southwestern Morocco, research to conserve and develop a valuable but threatened forest resource – argan trees – has helped to dramatically boost the income of Berber women.

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Summaries of newsworthy papers: Relativity writ large; A genetic basis for domestication; The power of RNA sequencing; A versatile shape-shifting polymer; Prostate cancer therapy a double-edged sword; Complex immunology; Chlorine in the air; Putting a spin on electrical signal transmission and Chicken cells possess sexual identity

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