Gender, Citizenship and Governance

The effects of political reservations for women on local governance and rural service provision : survey evidence from Karnataka

Raabe, Katharina and Sekher, Madhushree and Birner, Regina | 2009
  • Author(s): Raabe, Katharina and Sekher, Madhushree and Birner, Regina
  • Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, affirmative action programmes, political representation, public services, local government, women in politics, rural areas, india, karnataka
Evidence from India is used to qualify & quantify the role of political reservation policies for women as a determinant of rural service provision and local governance and to identify factors that constrain effective local governance & rural service provision beyond the women’s reservation effect.

What can we expect from gender sensitive budgets? : strategies in Brazil and in Chile in a comparative perspective

Raes, Florence | 2006
  • Author(s): Raes, Florence
  • Publisher: WIDE
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, budgeting, brazil, chile
Some practical examples and a comparative analysis of gender sensitive budget experiences in Brazil and Chile are presented.

Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes, with particular emphasis on political participation and leadership : background paper

Rai, Shirin M. | 2005
  • Author(s): Rai, Shirin M.
  • Publisher: UN. Department of economic and social affairs (DESA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, political participation, political representation, leadership, women, men
By examining women’s and men’s political participation and political representation the study tries to assess why equal participation of women and men in decision-making continues to be a critical issue to address.

Enforcing rights and correcting wrongs : overcoming gender barriers in legal systems

Rajivan, Anuradha and Cheema, Hasna | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Rajivan, Anuradha and Cheema, Hasna
  • Publisher: UNDP Asia-Pacific regional centre
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, human rights, asia and the pacific
This paper uncovers barriers to equality in legal systems that restrict human rights along gender lines. The focus of evidence is from countries of Asia-Pacific.

The OP-CEDAW as a mechanism for implementing women's human rights : an analysis of decisions nos. 6-10 of the CEDAW committee under the Communications procedure of the OP-CEDAW

Ramaseshan, Geeta | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Ramaseshan, Geeta
  • Publisher: International women's rights action watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, human rights, treaties, procedure (law), jurisprudence
Decisions 6-10 of the CEDAW Committee under the Communications procedure of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW are analysed to extract lessons from these 5 cases to promote a better use of this mechanism and enhance the use of the OP CEDAW for women to claim their rights under the treaty.
 

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