 | Breaking the Barriers - Women and the Elimination of World Poverty (DFID, 1999, 24 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
|  | Women's inequality and world poverty |
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| | Our Policy |
| | Partnerships |
| | Poverty and sustainable livelihoods |
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| | Women and Agriculture |
| | Managing Forests |
| | Urban Poverty |
| | Credit and Financial Services |
| | More power for women |
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| | Government |
| | Civil Society |
| | Violence and Conflict |
| | Education and health |
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| | EDUCATION |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Schooling |
| | Literacy and Non-Formal Education |
| | HEALTH |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Children by Choice |
| | Maternal Mortality |
| | Sexual Health... |
| | ...Including for Young People |
| | Involving Women |
| | Female Genital Mutilation |
| | Women-friendly infrastructure |
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| | Travel and Transport |
| | Water and Sanitation |
| | Improving Basic Services |
| | Easing Women's Workload |
| | Working with international partners |
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| | In the EU |
| | At the UN |
| | World Bank |
| | OECD |
| | The Commonwealth |
| | Building capacity and measuring progress |
| | The future |
Partnerships
We are building effective partnerships for gender equality with the international community, other donors, partner governments, civil society organisations, and the private sector. We also recognise that local communities must take a lead.
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Before the 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing, most efforts focused on addressing women's practical needs, and reducing the heavy burden placed on them by poverty and their multiple roles in the economy, the community, and at home. After Beijing a more strategic approach has emerged which promotes full equality between women and men in all spheres of life, addressing the causes as well as the consequences of inequality and aiming to bring about fundamental changes in gender relations. |
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