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Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Women in politics : 2010

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations inter-agency network on women and gender equality (IANWGE)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, maps
A graphical illustration of female representation in the political arena all over the world.

50/50 by 2015? : women in politics in Southern Africa

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Gender links for equality and justice
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, affirmative action programmes, political representation, southern africa
Some of the gains and losses in achieving the key target of 50% women in all areas of decisionmaking in all areas by 2015 over the past decade are explored, highlighting the roles that electoral systems, quotas, political will, campaigns, and media can play in achieving the key target.

Women's participation in politics and government in Indonesia : a policy paper

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UNDP Indonesia
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political parties, decentralization in government, popular participation, indonesia
This paper sets out a series of recommendations for increasing women’s participation in politics and government in Indonesia. These strategic areas aim to be not only holistic, but also to address both structural and functional barriers for women.

Women, politics and the Zimbabwe crisis

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: IDAS [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, attitudes, elections, governance, zimbabwe
Results are reported of a survey among 2158 women throughout Zimbabwe's 10 provinces in Nov-Dec 2009. The survey was undertaken to gauge their opinion of what women thought about elections, what they thought about violence, and about peace, and on the inclusive government.

Information and communications technology and gender equality : new opportunities and challenges for public administration to implement the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium development goals : note

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UN. Economic and social council (ECOSOC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, gender equality, public administration, government information, information technology, communication technology
Women’s empowerment and active participation in e-government programmes will not occur if the approaches and ICT-supported contents are not gender-sensitive and committed to removing gender inequalities. This note suggests measures governments can adopt to improve women’s level of access to ICT.
 

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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.