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Giving women a voice in government
10-March-2010

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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Contact: Prabha Sethuraman Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Category: People
 
Scholarships bring hope to poor Palestinian women
10-March-2010

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

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Contact: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Category: People
 
Technology helps Asian women balance family and work
10-March-2010

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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Contact: Vivien Chiam Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Category: People
 
Cooperatives boost opportunities for Moroccan women
10-March-2010

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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Contact: Vivien Chiam Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Category: People
 
Accelerating HIV vaccine development
10-March-2010

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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Contact: Ruth Institution: Nature Publishing Group Category: Science
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