| 2004
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Women for women international
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, popular participation, rwanda
Women are now visible and vocal in the political arena in Rwanda to an unprecedented degree. This paper provides an insight into the hardships endured by women in Rwanda over the past decade to overcome the constraints to women’s participation in public life.
| 2004
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Chartered institute of public finance and accountancy (CIPFA)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, budgeting, popular participation, gender equality
Gender and participatory budgeting are increasingly being used in developing countries to give civil society groups or community members a means to influence the way public resources are spent. Examples of gender and participatory budgeting are given and the benefits and challenges are considered.
| 2004
- Author(s):
- Publisher: UN. Department of economic and social affairs
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, political representation, political parties, elections
Drawing on experience of the IPU, the question of post election support to women in parliaments is addressed. The challenges faced by newly-elected women in post-conflict countries and responses and solutions provided both nationally and through international aid are also assessed.
| 2004
- Author(s):
- Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-HABITAT) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, local government, community power, governance, kenya, russia, argentina, tanzania, czech republic, uganda
The six case studies from Kenya, Russia, Argentina, Tanzania, Czech Republic and Uganda chronicle the experiences and efforts of grassroots women’s groups to identify priorities and negotiate with local authorities and in some cases other government authorities.
| 2004
- Author(s):
- Publisher: UN. Department of economic and social affairs
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, elections, bibliographies
This bibliography contains resource materials on enhancing the participation of women in electoral processes with a focus on post-conflict countries. The information specific to supporting women in elections was gathered through internet search and a selective review of academic literature.