Benard, Cheryl | 2008
- Author(s): Benard, Cheryl
- Publisher: RAND
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, nation building, conflict, peace, gender, afghanistan, iraq
This study on gender and nation building draws on literature and case studies from Afghanistan and Iraq. It examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and analyses women's role in the nation building process in terms of current practices and possible outcomes.
Bennett, Julia and Esfandiari, Haleh | 2006
- Author(s): Bennett, Julia and Esfandiari, Haleh
- Publisher: Woodrow Wilson international center for scholars. Middle East program
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, empowerment, capacity building, political participation, family law, dispute settlement, middle east, north africa, bahrain, iraq, yemen, lebanon, morocco, united arab emirates, kuwait, egypt, iran, jordan
As part of the Middle East Programme of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars three workshops were conducted on regional strategies for empowering women in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2005-2006.This publication outlines the proceedings of the workshops.
Benschop, Marjolein | 2005
- Author(s): Benschop, Marjolein
- Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-HABITAT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, land tenure, housing, land legislation, women's rights, law, brazil
This broad analysis of the national and local legal framework related to land, housing, inheritance and marital property rights in Nicaragua, includes an examination of tenure types and land management systems, and their accessibility to the (urban) poor, also from a gender perspective.
Benschop, Marjolein and Sait, Siraj and De Guzman, Gillaine and Kiwala, Lucia | 2006
- Author(s): Benschop, Marjolein and Sait, Siraj and De Guzman, Gillaine and Kiwala, Lucia
- Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-HABITAT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, human rights, women's rights, housing, land tenure, property rights, international law
This document is a reference guide to international human rights standard identifying both the substance of women’s rights as well as the commitments made by States with regard to improving women’s rights to adequate housing, land and property.
Bezboruah, Rekha | 2003
- Author(s): Bezboruah, Rekha
- Publisher: International development research centre (IDRC) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, panchayat, local government, governance, india
A research study was conducted in North India, 1998-1999, focusing on the level of political awareness, including awareness of reservation, the level of political participation and panchayat activities. The findings on local governance are reported.