Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Eight years after : is the driver's seat still empty? : a glance at the state of women in Afghanistan

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Afghan civil society forum-organization (ACSFo)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, political participation, human rights, afghanistan
An overview is given of the history of women’s rights and political participation in Afghanistan since 2002, the current situation in terms of women’s rights from a human rights perspective, and a number of recommendations for improvement are made.

Women deepening democracy : transforming politics for gender equality : report on the workshop... 13-15 January 2010, New Delhi, India

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations development frund for women (UNIFEM) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political representation, political participation, political parties
To catalyze women‘s deepening engagement in democratic political competition and governance, achievements and challenges in implementing innovative grassroots pilot projects were analysed as well as challenges to women‘s political participation in local contexts around the world.

Shadow report on the 6th report of the Government of Burkina faso on the enforcement of the Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW)

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: National democratic institute for international affairs (NDI) Burkina Faso
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, treaties, burkina faso
This assessment of the enforcement of CEDAW in Burkina Faso will help the CEDAW committee to gain more insight on the CEDAW convention’s level of enforcement in Burkina Faso in order to engage in a positive dialogue with the relevant government and other stakeholders.

Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa 2010

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Freedom House
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, women's status, women's rights, middle east, north africa, algeria, bahrain, egypt, iran, iraq, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, libya, morocco, oman, palestine, qatar, saudi arabia, syria, tunisia, united arab emirates, yemen
Women’s rights in the Middle East & North Africa are examined with a focus on changes that have occurred since 2005. Although a deficit in women’s rights persists in the region, progress particularly in terms of economic opportunities,educational attainment & political participation is also observed

DAWN development debates : concept note

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Development alternatives with women for a new era (DAWN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: feminism, women's rights
This concept note explores issues and controversies around crises that have re-emerged with greater intensity from the shifting terrains of global political economy, development, women's rights and gender equality in the 21st century.
 

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