Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Gender mainstreaming in practice : a toolkit

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations development programme (UNDP). Regional bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, manuals
Reflecting the work of more than a hundred specialists, this collection of practical tools and guidelines, examples and illustrations integrates a gender perspective into the analysis of work, home, and public life in order to improve policy-making and programming.

Annual report 2006-2007

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: WomenPowerConnect (WPC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, affirmative action programmes, budgeting, gender mainstreaming, india
This document reports the activities undertaken by WomenPowerConnect in India, 2006-2007. Priority areas include: women's reservation bill, gender budgeting, and gender mainstreaming.

Women in politics : 60 years in retrospect (data valid as at 1 February 2006)

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Inter-parliamentary union (IPU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, women in politics
Background paper prepared by the IPU for the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on 'Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes, with particular emphasis on political participation and leadership.' Addis Ababa, 24-27 October 2005.

\"Arab women & the denial of citizenship : a regional programme on gender and nationality\" : gender, citizenship & nationality programme : brief narrative report to POGAR January-September 2006

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Collective for research and training on development - Action (CRTD.A)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, citizenship, civil and political rights, muslim women, egypt, lebanon, morocco, syria, algeria, bahrain, arab countries
A general overview of the objectives, challenges and results of the Gender, Citizenship and Nationality Programme in Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Algeria is presented. In addition, an update of the programme in each of the countries is given.

Indonesia

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Asian development bank (ADB). Regional and sustainable development department. Southeast Asia regional department
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, poverty, women, gender mainstreaming, poverty alleviation, economic development, social development, decentralization in government, political participation, political representation, indonesia
The assessment in Indonesia is reported in four major themes: impact of the decentralization process on addressing gender issues in policies and programs at subnational level; women's inadequate representation in political decision-making; violence against women; women and internal migration.
 

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