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Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Timor Leste : women make a difference in politics

| [2010]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations development fund for women (UNIFEM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, women in politics, parliamentary government, timor-leste
Women risked their lives to gain Timor Leste's independence. Today, they are succeeding in changing the politics of this tiny South-East Asian island. This short video looks at the issues that need to be addressed in the political sphere to advance the rights of women in Timor Leste.

Take a seat : women's political representation in sub-Saharan Africa

| [2010]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: SANGONeT
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political representation, affirmative action programmes, africa south of sahara, south africa, uganda
This brief explores the notion of women's political representation in sub-Saharan Africa and considers the cases of South Africa and Uganda

At the coalface : gender and governance in Southern Africa : DVD

| [2010]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Gender links
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, political representation, affirmative action programmes, video recordings, botswana, lesotho, madagascar, namibia, south africa, swaziland
The DVD draws on examples and cases studies from Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland to demonstrate the impact of different electoral system and the use of quotas on increasing women's representation in decision making positions. The 5 parts of the DVD can be accessed.

South African CEDAW report : progress made on the implementation of the Convention for the period 1998 to 2008

| [2009]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Republic of South Africa
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, treaties, south africa
This report f\\-ocuses on progress made in the implementation of the Convention for the period 1998 to 2008. It documents the implementation of laws and policies which impact on women and the girl child.

Women and ESRC : dossier and bibiliography for ESCR-Net's international strategy meeting in Kenya

| [2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ESCR-Net
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, economic, social and cultural rights
The document has two sections: (1) a dossier encompassing papers suggested for reading in preparation for the ESCR-Net’s International Strategy Meeting in Kenya; and (2) a bibliography encompassing complementary readings.
 

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This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on women’s political participation & representation, women’s rights, institutional mainstreaming, and decentralization & local governance. Find your resources in the database.