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<title><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre Policy Brief on Social Norms and Violence Against Women]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The main messages of this Policy Brief "Transforming social institutions to prevent violence against women and girls and improve development outcomes" are that reducing violence against women matters for development; laws alone will not reduce violence against women; public awareness and community mobilisation programmes as well as economic support for women and incentives are necessary.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre side event organised at the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event on the topic of social institutions and the prevention of violence against women and girls is co-hosted by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the South African Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities (DWCPD) and the OECD Development Centre.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Experts’ meeting on e-learning in tertiary education ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Experts’ meeting on e-learning in tertiary education ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seminar on "Measuring progress towards gender equality: where do we stand?"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Development Centre is co-organising, with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, a seminar on "Measuring progress towards gender equality: where do we stand?" in Stockholm, Sweden.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Discrimination against women persists around the globe hampering development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Social and legal discrimination against women remains a major obstacle to economic development in emerging and developing countries, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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