Foster, Stephenie | cop. 2009
- Author(s): Foster, Stephenie
- Publisher: Vital voices global partnership
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, capacity building, manuals, political participation, popular participation
This manual brings together training material used in Vital Voices advocacy and campaign skills trainings across the globe.
Fraenkel, Jon | [2006]
- Author(s): Fraenkel, Jon
- Publisher: Pacific Islands forum secretariat (PIFS)
- Pages: 57--106
- Keywords: women, political representation, parliamentary government, election law, oceania
In the Pacific Island states levels of women’s participation in parliament are the lowest in the world and also vary markedly across the region. This study of the types of electoral system around the Pacific finds that most states use electoral systems that tend not to favour women candidates.
Franceschet, Susan and Macdonald, Laura | 2003
- Author(s): Franceschet, Susan and Macdonald, Laura
- Publisher: Authors
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, social movements, feminism, women's rights, civil and political rights, chile, mexico
Using the cases of Mexico and Chile, it is examined how changes in political opportunity structures and framing processes have different consequences for women these countries.
Francis, Annie and Chekani, Susana | 2005
- Author(s): Francis, Annie and Chekani, Susana
- Publisher: SNV]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, community leadership, local government, tanzania
The informal factors in the life history of a group of 11 elected women councillors in northern Tanzania, which contributed to their success in politics appeared to be: a history of community activism and leadership; a supportive family and exposure to positive role models.
Frankl, Emma | 2004
- Author(s): Frankl, Emma
- Publisher: Stockholm university. Department of political science
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, affirmative action programmes, political participation, local government, bangladesh
This study on the implications of the use of reserved seats in Bangladesh in terms of women’s political empowerment looks at 2 research questions: how does the system of reserved seats in UP work in practice and what is the relation between the reservations system in UP and women’s capacity to act?