Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Women and campaign finance : the high price of politics

| [2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Women's environment & development organization (WEDO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation
This factsheet highlights successful campaign strategies that have been used by women candidates in many parts of the world in the context of a lack of economic resources, one of the biggest obstacles that prevent women from participating in politics.

Passport to dignity

| [2003]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: People's movement for human rights education (PDHRE)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, human rights, human rights education
This guide and workbook uses the framework of the Beijing Platform For Action to demonstrate the nature of human rights as a powerful tool for action. Exercises enable women to use human rights as a tool for systemic analysis and for social and economic transformation.

Influential leadership : handbook for African women

| 2013
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: West Africa civil society institute (WACSI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: leadership, empowerment, manuals, africa
This is a training manual with eight sessions designed to guide the empowerment of African Women with leadership skills.

2012 SIGI : social institutions and gender index : understanding the drivers of gender inequality

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: OECD
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: political participation, women's rights, gender equality
The Index shows some countries have made progress in tackling discriminatory social institutions eg: the average prevalence of early marriage, quotas to promote women’s political participation. Despite positive steps, pervasive social institutions continue to limit women and girls’ horizons.

Gender equality and female empowerment policy

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: development strategies, empowerment, gender equality
The focus of this report is on improving lives around the world by advancing equality between females and males, and empowering women to participate fully in and benefit from the development of their societies. This policy will assist in pursuing more effective, evidence-based investments.
 

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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.