The article, led by Linnea Zimmerman examines how opportunity structures (parental influence and neighborhood context) affects individual agency among boys and girls in Kinshasa, DRC. We used longitudinal data to identify three distinct groups for boys and girls in each domain. Parental monitoring was associated with the development of both domains for boys, but showed no association for girls. Conversely, parental closeness was more strongly associated with development for girls, than for boys. Neighborhood safety was associated with greater Voice and Freedom of Movement for both boys and girls.
After many many years working on women's empowerement and gender mainstreaming I experienced posivite changes, but especially today with climate change issues we need to strenghten gender mainstreaming in assessments, monitoring and evaluation…"
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Dear Mag thank you for sharing your focus area me too I agree with you there is need of development of topic:Integration of Gender,Water &Climate Change .I am interested on this.
After many many years working on women's empowerement and gender mainstreaming I experienced posivite changes, but especially today with climate change issues we need to strenghten gender mainstreaming in assessments, monitoring and evaluation as gender notions are often too shallow which doens't give sifficient informationfor a complete gender analysis
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The article, led by Linnea Zimmerman examines how opportunity structures (parental influence and neighborhood context) affects individual agency among boys and girls in Kinshasa, DRC. We used longitudinal data to identify three distinct groups for boys and girls in each domain. Parental monitoring was associated with the development of both domains for boys, but showed no association for girls. Conversely, parental closeness was more strongly associated with development for girls, than for boys. Neighborhood safety was associated with greater Voice and Freedom of Movement for both boys and girls.
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Thanks for your response,I am wonder if you can create a link,group discussion on skype under coordination for communication like a forum so that we can make exchange, again the topic is very crutial and discussion could help to get considerable ideas.
Dear Mag thank you for sharing your focus area me too I agree with you there is need of development of topic:Integration of Gender,Water &Climate Change .I am interested on this.
After many many years working on women's empowerement and gender mainstreaming I experienced posivite changes, but especially today with climate change issues we need to strenghten gender mainstreaming in assessments, monitoring and evaluation as gender notions are often too shallow which doens't give sifficient informationfor a complete gender analysis
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