Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Gender mainstreaming in local authorities : best practices

Seaforth, Wandia and Mwaniki, Elizabeth | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Seaforth, Wandia and Mwaniki, Elizabeth
  • Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-HABITAT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, municipal government, local government, human settlements
This handbook is designed to assist UN-Habitat Agenda Partners, which include national and local governments and civil society, to incorporate gender equality issues into urban development policies, plans and programmes by learning from the experiences of others.

Give a woman rights : [major in Mali : interview

Seck, Omou Sall | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Seck, Omou Sall
  • Publisher: KULU]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, citizenship, civil and political rights, women's rights, justice
In this video Omou Sall Seck, one of Mali's few female mayors on the importance of registration for women to have access to health, education, vote, legal rights.

Civil society and women in panchayat

Sengupta, Debjani | 2005
  • Author(s): Sengupta, Debjani
  • Publisher: Husociology Yahoogroup]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, panchayat, political participation, india
This study provides insight into the response of civil society to the political decision to reserve seats for women in panchayats (local government) and state legislatures in India.

The gender, poverty, governance nexus : key issues and current debates

Sever, Charlie | 2005
  • Author(s): Sever, Charlie
  • Publisher: Irish aid]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, governance
Current thinking on the relationship between pro-poor governance and gender is discussed in the context of governance frameworks of human rights, and then by looking at national macroeconomic policies, democratization, public administration, decentralization, legal systems and family governance.

Gender, religion and the quest for justice in Pakistan

Shaheed, Farida | 2009
  • Author(s): Shaheed, Farida
  • Publisher: United nations research institute for social development (UNRISD) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, religion, social justice, gender equality, women's rights, political conditions, pakistan
This paper argues that the disempowerment of women has been the outcome, not the purpose, of 'Islamization' projects. The state failed to deliver on its promises of equal opportunities, benefits and justice. Free registration is required to access and download the document.
 

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