Almog, Nava and Puechguirbal, Nadine | 2008]
- Author(s): Almog, Nava and Puechguirbal, Nadine
- Publisher: United nations democracy fund (UNDEF)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, community leadership, capacity building, training programmes, haiti
This book tells the story of a group of Haitian women, leaders in their communities, who, with strength and perseverance in the face of adversity, participated in a training and coaching programme aimed at strengthening the capacity of women in politics.
Angeles, Leonora C. | 2000
- Author(s): Angeles, Leonora C.
- Publisher: University of Victoria
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, governance, poverty alleviation, development planning, philippines, vietnam
The relationship between gender planning, good governance, and poverty reduction efforts in Southeast Asian states is explored, using Vietnam and the Philippines as case studies for the period 1986 to 1998.
Anitha, S. | 2008
- Author(s): Anitha, S.
- Publisher: Centre for development studies (CDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political participation, local government, women in politics, kerala, india
Results of a research on the effects of decentralization and women’s political participation and representation in Kerala, India, are reported. The focus is on women in formal institutions and local government, women at the interface of politics & development, and women in oppositional struggles.
Anwari, Hangama and Farhoumand-Sims, Cheshmak and Nerland, Krista | 2009
- Author(s): Anwari, Hangama and Farhoumand-Sims, Cheshmak and Nerland, Krista
- Publisher: The North-South institute (NSI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: gender equality, justice, legal status, women's rights, afghanistan
This paper investigates and reflects on opportunities and challenges to gender-equal access to justice in Afghanistan, and the consequences of unequal access for efforts to promote gender equality. It takes as its basis the notion that legal justice and social justice are intimately linked.
Arat, Yesim | 2009
- Author(s): Arat, Yesim
- Publisher: United nations research institute for social development (UNRISD) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, political conditions, religion, women's rights, gender equality, turkey
The effects of the intertwining of religion and politics in Turkey both at the level of political and civil society is evaluated to identify whether or not this process expands 'opportunities' for women.