Ministers consider scheme to hand out food vouchers to unemployed

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Globalisation as an instrument for women’s equality?

A recent study suggests that it is: This paper assesses the empirical relationship between the liberalization of international trade and the economic status of women. Although historically globalization is not generally linked to the advancement of women, several recent country studies find export led growth in middle and low income countries is associated with improvements [...]