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- 1. Emancipating Twenty-First Century Slaves
- 2. Prohibition and Prostitution
- 3. Learning to Speak Up
- 4. Rule by Rape
- 5. The Shame of “Honor”
- 6. Maternal Mortality: One Woman a Minute
- 7. Why Do Women Die in Childbirth?
- 8. Family Planning and the "God Gulf"
- 9. Is Islam Misogynistic?
- 10. Investing in Education
- 11. Microcredit: The Financial Revolution
- 12. The Axis of Equality
- 13. Grassroots vs. Treetops
- 14. What You Can Do
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“I am awed by women’s efforts to find a voice, place, and power.”
—Eric Ramirez-Ferrero, Director, CHAMPION Project, Tanzania
There are many models of achieving gender equality, but what we know for sure is that both men and women have to be part of the equation. Women should have the same opportunities as men in terms of obtaining education and jobs and holding political office. At the same time, harmful gender norms—which are prevalent and deep-rooted in societies across the world—must be challenged.
Our View from the Ground
Eric Ramirez-Ferrero, who heads the EngenderHealth-led CHAMPION Project in Tanzania, shares his personal thoughts on how equality can be won, even under the most unlikely conditions.
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18.4%
The percentage of parliament members worldwide who are women.
Source: Women in Parliament in 2008: The Year in Perspective, Inter-Parliamentary Union (PDF, 478KB)