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[|[[http://www.unifem.org.in/publications.htmlThis|http://www.unifem.org.in/publications.html]]] This links visitors to the South Asian Office of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) South Asia Website, publications page. Publications relate to issues such as HIV, trafficking, economic security and gender and development from the context of South Asia. The Key Gender Issues in South Asia Resource Package contains three technical papers on; violence; livelihood and resources; and, representation and leadership in an informative and rigorous manner.
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http://www.indiatogether.org/women/ This website by India Together presents a selection of articles about women in India. Articles are arranged by date, and therefore offer a contemporary picture of the primary issues of current importance. Articles are also arranged by issue, including: business, dowry, health, literature, violence and work.

[|[[http://www.wcd.nic.in/The|http://www.wcd.nic.in/]]] The Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India maintains a website about the current schemes in place to improve the position of women and children. Participants who are further interested in government schemes can also visit the National Commission for Women at http://ncw.nic.in/

[|[[http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/wid-9801.pdf|www.census.gov/ipc/prod/wid-9801.pdf]]] This short document produced by the census board of the Government of India provides a quick overview of the state of women’s education in 1998. Most of the issues are pertinent today, though some small improvements have been made.