Gender, Citizenship and Governance

The security sector and gender in West Africa : a survey of police, defence, justice and penal services in ECOWAS states

Gaanderse, Miranda and Valasek, Kristin | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Gaanderse, Miranda and Valasek, Kristin
  • Publisher: Democratic control of armed forces (DCAF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, police, gender, west africa
This is a resource for people working in, or with, security sector institutions; for those interested in governance and development in West Africa; and involved in gender-related issues. It combines information gathered by in-country researchers, interviews, document analysis and desk research.

Gender-informing aid for trade : entry points and initial lessons learned from the World bank

Gamberoni, Elisa and Reis, José Guilherme | 2011
  • Author(s): Gamberoni, Elisa and Reis, José Guilherme
  • Publisher: World bank. Poverty reduction and economic management network (PREM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, empowerment, world bank
This note reviews recent World Bank projects and studies that “gender inform” trade-related interventions, and it uses the Bank’s experience to promote gender-equal opportunities by highlighting entry points at which trade projects, studies, and policies can effectively address gender issues.

Land tenure, housing rights and gender in Colombia

Garcia, Maria Inès and Bermudez, Nury | 2005
  • Author(s): Garcia, Maria Inès and Bermudez, Nury
  • Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-HABITAT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, land tenure, housing, property rights, colombia
This broad analysis of the national and local legal framework related to land, housing, inheritance and marital property rights in Colombia, includes an examination of tenure types and land management systems, and their accessibility to the (urban) poor, also from a gender perspective.

Women and the People's assembly in the Syrian Arab republic

Ghanem, Muna | ca. 2005]
  • Author(s): Ghanem, Muna
  • Publisher: United nations development fund for women (UNIFEM) etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, civil and political rights, political representation, women in politics, syria
The challenges facing the Syrian women participation in the electoral process are reviewed and ways to overcome those obstacles are proposed.

Women and the People's assembly in the Syrian Arab republic : a research conducted in cooperation with UNIFEM & SCFA

Ghanem, Muna | 2005]
  • Author(s): Ghanem, Muna
  • Publisher: iKNOW politics
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: political systems, women, political participation, legal status, women's rights, syria
This study is an attempt to examine the political system in Syria and identify the obstacles and challenges facing women's political empowerment.
 

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