Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Gender policy framework for local government

| 2007]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Gender links etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, local government, women, empowerment, south africa
This Gender Policy Framework provides guidance and support to the South African local government sector around gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment. It has as its pillars the Local Government Strategic Agenda, and the National Policy for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality.

Gender strategy for local government in Mauritius

| 2007]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Gender links
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, local government, mauritius
The aim of this strategy is to give effect to government commitments to gender equality at the local level through a series of practical steps for ensuring that gender is mainstreamed in and through local government.

UNDP-POGAR : Programme on governance in the Arab region gender and citizenship initiative

| 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UNDP. Regional bureau for Arab states (RBAS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, civil and political rights, capacity building, citizenship, gender equality, arab countries, algeria, bahrain, djibouti, egypt, iraq, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, libya, mauritania, morocco, oman, palestine, qatar, saudi arabia, somalia, sudan, syria, tunisia, united arab emirates, yemen
The Gender and Citizenship Initiative identified two strategic entry points to the issue of women's citizenship in the region: nationality legislation and identity (citizenship) cards. The first phase of the Initiative started in 2001; in 2006, the second phase was launched.

[Strategic plan Kenya Gender and governance programme 2006-2009

| 2006]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Gender and governance programme in Kenya (GGP)
  • Pages: 13--28
  • Keywords: women, political participation, civil and political rights, governance, kenya
This is the 2nd part of the Strategic Plan of the Kenya Gender and Governance Programme (GGP) for 2006-2009. The aim of the GCG is to ensure that women can enjoy their civil and political rights and can actively participate in democratic governance.

Parliamentary oversight of gender equality : handbook

| 2006]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank institute (WBI) [etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, government budgeting, parliamentary government
This handbook is designed to assist parliamentarians in carrying out their oversight role on gender by developing a better understanding of the concept, providing a summary of the budget cycle process, discussing gender budgeting, and examining the gender dimensions of parliamentary committees.
 

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