Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Breaking the barriers : Sierra Leonean women on the march

Hoare, Joanna | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Hoare, Joanna
  • Publisher: Oxfam
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political representation, popular participation, political participation, leadership, sierra leone
The activities of two projects - the Women In Leadership project and its successor, the Promoting A Culture of Equal Representation project - that have aimed to increase the numbers of women in local and national government in Sierra Leone are described.

Women's leadership and participation : case studies on learning for action

Hoare, Joanna and Gell, Fiona | 2009
  • Author(s): Hoare, Joanna and Gell, Fiona
  • Publisher: Oxfam [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, leadership, popular participation, political participation
Drawing on experience of Oxfam GB and its partners, this book offers lessons and experience in building up women’s involvement in policy making through improving political, economic and civil leadership and participation. The book can be downloaded for free after registration.

Fundher brief : money watch for women's rights movements and organizations

Hopenhaym, Fernanda and Scherer, Lucيa Carrasco and Raaber, Natalie | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Hopenhaym, Fernanda and Scherer, Lucيa Carrasco and Raaber, Natalie
  • Publisher: Association for women's rights in development (AWID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, associations, financing, fund raising
This publication aims to provide an updated snapshot of key funding trends impacting women’s rights organizations.

Presence without empowerment? : women in politics in Latin America and the Caribbean

Htun, Mala and Piscopo, Jennifer M. | 2010
  • Author(s): Htun, Mala and Piscopo, Jennifer M.
  • Publisher: SSRC. Conflict prevention and peace forum
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, caribbean region, central america, latin america, south america
The political participation on women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is analysed by examining trends in the region as a whole, as well as trends in South America, Central America, and the Anglophone Caribbean.

Women, political parties and electoral systems in Latin America

Htun, Mala N. | cop. 2005
  • Author(s): Htun, Mala N.
  • Publisher: International institute for democracy and electoral assistance (IDEA)
  • Pages: 112--121
  • Keywords: women, political parties, political participation, election law, latin america
Despite significant efforts to promote women’s political participation in Latin America, the weakness of the political parties and electoral systems in many countries, particularly in the Andean region, poses a threat to democratic consolidation and the livelihoods of women and other citizens.
 

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