Gender, Citizenship and Governance

CEDAW interactive benchbook

Sta. Maria, Amparita de los Santos | cop. 2008-
  • Author(s): Sta. Maria, Amparita de los Santos
  • Publisher: Ateneo human rights center (AHRC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, treaties, manuals
This benchbook is a good resource on Philippine judicial decisions and how they have reflected or failed to reflect norms of the CEDAW, and thus provides guidance on its domestic application.

Governance and leadership in the Pacific : options to increase female participation

Stephan, Carly | 2010
  • Author(s): Stephan, Carly
  • Publisher: The Foundation for development cooperation (FDC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, local government, parliamentary government, political participation, oceania
Options to improve women’s political participation rate at the national and local government level in the Pacific are explored, including the introduction of reserved seats and an effective mainstreaming of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in legislations.

Budgeting with women in mind

Stotsky, Janet G. | 2007
  • Author(s): Stotsky, Janet G.
  • Publisher: Global policy forum
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, macroeconomics, budgeting
This article gives a snapshot of the interaction between gender and macroeconomics and gender and budget processes.

Gender budgeting

Stotsky, Janet G. | 2006
  • Author(s): Stotsky, Janet G.
  • Publisher: International monetary fund (IMF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, gender mainstreaming, government budgeting
This survey examines and critically assesses the literature on gender budgeting. It concludes that the experience with gender budgeting has been mixed so far and much work remains to ensure that gender budgeting exercises are productive and become institutionalized as a standard part of budgeting.

Real change for Afghan women's rights : opportunities and challenges in the upcoming parliamentary elections

Sudhakar, Nina and Worden, Scott | 2010
  • Author(s): Sudhakar, Nina and Worden, Scott
  • Publisher: United States institute of peace (USIP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, elections, political representation, afghanistan
This Peace Brief highlights key issues that must be resolved to ensure Afghan women’s continued political participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections on September 18, 2010 and beyond.
 

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This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on women’s political participation & representation, women’s rights, institutional mainstreaming, and decentralization & local governance. Find your resources in the database.