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Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Women leading change : AusAID's support for women's leadership and decision making

| 2011
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  • Publisher: Australian agency for international development (AusAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: popular participation, leadership, political participation, political representation, development assistance, women's rights, solomon islands, myanmar, south africa, jordan, egypt
To coincide with the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day in 2011, this publication looks at important role women have played in leading change in their communities. It also details AusAID's support for women's leadership and decision making.

Empowered women build healthy nations : findings from the CARE learning tour to Rwanda and the Democratic republic of the Congo, August 22-25, 2011

| 2011
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  • Publisher: CARE USA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health, development plans, girls, women, congo, rwanda
A delegation traveled to Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to learn about the reach and scope of U.S. investments in overseas development programs, particularly those focused on positive health outcomes for women, young girls and their families.

Pakistan : cross-cutting themes : good governance and gender equity

| 2011
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  • Publisher: USAID
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  • Keywords: gender, gender equality, civil society, women's rights, pakistan
The Gender Equity Program supports governmental and civil society organizations that seek to advance women’s rights and end gender-based violence

World development report 2012 : gender equality and development

| 2011
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  • Publisher: World bank
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  • Keywords: gender equality, gender mainstreaming, empowerment, world bank
The report will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. The report considers gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and argues that gender equality matters for the pace of development.

Women's economic empowerment : issues paper

| 2011
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  • Publisher: OECD
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: empowerment, women's rights, gender equality
Women’s economic participation and empowerment are fundamental to strengthening women’s rights and enabling women to have control over their lives and exert influence in society.
 

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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.