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Older Women in India: Economic, Social and Health Concerns

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United Nations Population Fund collaborated with Institute for Social and Economic Change (Bangalore), Institute of Economic Growth (Delhi) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai) - to conduct primary survey on  socio-economic status, health and living conditions of the elderly. Deeper analysis of the primary data was undertaken to prepare thematic reports on various aspects.

 

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Social Security for the Elderly in India

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United Nations Population Fund collaborated with Institute for Social and Economic Change (Bangalore), Institute of Economic Growth (Delhi) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai) - to conduct primary survey on  socio-economic status, health and living conditions of the elderly. Deeper analysis of the primary data was undertaken to prepare thematic reports on various aspects.

 

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Public Expenditure Requirements and Financing options for a National Level Universal Old Age Pension Scheme in India

Public Expenditure Requirements and Financing options for a National Level Universal Old Age Pension Scheme in India

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United Nations Population Fund collaborated with Institute for Social and Economic Change (Bangalore), Institute of Economic Growth (Delhi) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai) - to conduct primary survey on  socio-economic status, health and living conditions of the elderly. To encourage researchers, data was shared for deeper analysis and the working paper series II brings out specific areas of investigations about the lives of the elderly.

 

 

 

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Proceedings of the Conference on India’s Elderly: Dignity, Health and Security

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 The proceedings of the Seminar was released by Mrs. Anita Agnihotri, Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India on 17 August in Delhi.

 

 

 

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Financial Incentives for Girls – What Works?

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In order to assess the effectiveness of special financial incentive schemes for the girls, UNFPA commissioned a desk review of fifteen ongoing schemes based on secondary data and supported an assessment of Dhanalakshmi Scheme based on a primary survey.

 

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Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence and Son Preference in India – Findings from Odisha

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The International Center for Research on Women (ICR W), in collaboration with UNF PA, adapted the International Men and Gender Equality Survey methodology to understand the intrinsic relationship between masculinity, son

preference and intimate partner violence in seven states of India. This research brief presents and discusses the findings of this study for the state of Odisha.

 

 

 

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How many girls are missing at birth in India? Trends in Sex Ratio at Birth (2001-12)

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The analysis covers the period 2001-12 and uses the government's Sample Registration System data to track trends over time as well as calculate numbers missing at birth due to sex selection in India and large states

 

 

 

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Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence and Son Preference in India – Findings from Uttar Pradesh

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The International Center for Research on Women (ICR W), in collaboration with UNF PA, adapted the International Men and Gender Equality Survey methodology to understand the intrinsic relationship between masculinity, son

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Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence and Son Preference in India – Findings from Rajasthan

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The International Center for Research on Women (ICR W), in collaboration with UNF PA, adapted the International Men and Gender Equality Survey methodology to understand the intrinsic relationship between masculinity, son

 

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Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence and Son Preference in India – Findings from Maharashtra

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The International Center for Research on Women (ICR W), in collaboration with UNF PA, adapted the International Men and Gender Equality Survey methodology to understand the intrinsic relationship between masculinity, son

preference and intimate partner violence in seven states of India. This research brief presents and discusses the findings of this study for the state of Maharashtra.

 

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