Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Advocacy and national elections : women's political participation in Honduras

Matheu, Maite | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Matheu, Maite
  • Publisher: Oxfam
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, civil and political rights, leadership, honduras
Following an overview of the constraints that women face if they wish to participate in politics, Oxfam’s advocacy work in Honduras on women’s political rights, and women’s leadership and empowerment in the political sphere is discussed.

Women's rights Morocco

Mathur, Seema | 2009
  • Author(s): Mathur, Seema
  • Publisher: Cable news network (CNN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, morocco
Seema Mathur explains how a Moroccan family code known as the Moudawana, has dramatically improved the lives of many women.

Gender and governance issues in local government : regional report of technical assistance in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan

McCarthy, Florence and Sultana, Monawar | 2004
  • Author(s): McCarthy, Florence and Sultana, Monawar
  • Publisher: Asian development bank (ADB). South Asia regional department
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women in politics, local government, training programmes, capacity building, technical co-operation, bangladesh, nepal, pakistan, south asia
A project on women and local governance in Bangladesh, Nepal, and the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan was implemented during 2002-2004. Its activities included capacity building for women representatives to improve their participation and effectiveness in local government.

Assessing women's political party programs : best practices and recommendations

McCollom, Susanna and Haffert, Kristin and Kozma, Alyson | 2008
  • Author(s): McCollom, Susanna and Haffert, Kristin and Kozma, Alyson
  • Publisher: National democratic institute for international affairs (NDI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, political parties, capacity building, morocco, indonesia, nepal
The effectiveness of programmes to encourage women's participation in political parties is examined, drawing on cases studies from Morocco, Indonesia, Serbia and Nepal. Effective policies and instances of good practice are highlighted.

'Bringing government to the people' : women, local governance and community participation in South Africa

McEwan, Cheryl | 2003
  • Author(s): McEwan, Cheryl
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 469--481
  • Keywords: women, local government, governance, community participation, development planning, political aspects, gender, economic development, south africa
This paper considers the ongoing political transformations in South Africa in the context of debates about good governance and participatory democracy.
 

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