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Development Alternatives with Women in a New Era  

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  • Development Alternatives With Women in a New Era (DAWN) is a global network of scholars, activists, and policymakers dedicated to improving the lives of poor women in countries collectively known as the economic South (Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific). DAWN formed in 1984 amid a startling decline in poor women's standard of living. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Development Alternatives With Women in a New Era]

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