Tacoli, Cecilia | 2012
- Author(s): Tacoli, Cecilia
- Publisher: International institute for environment an development (IIED) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: urban areas, poverty, informal sector, labour, gender
This paper discusses hidden dimensions of urban poverty, and the different ways in which they impact men and women. This gender perspective supports a broader understanding of urban poverty that stretches beyond income to include domestic and care responsibilities, dependency and powerlessness.
Tawa Lama-Rewal, Stéphanie | 2001
- Author(s): Tawa Lama-Rewal, Stéphanie
- Publisher: French research institutes in India [(CSH/IFP)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women in politics, political participation, women, municipal government, west bengal, india
In the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC),quotas, 33% of seats, for women have been implemented under the Women's Reservation Bill since 1995. This study assess the results and tests major arguments expressed during the debate about women's quota's.
Thompson, Lisa | 2007
- Author(s): Thompson, Lisa
- Publisher: University of the Western Cape. African centre for citizenship and democracy
- Pages: --
- Keywords: governance, community participation, civil and political rights, human rights, health, south africa
The chapters raise key issues and dilemmas around participatory governance processes in South Africa, including the ways in which we understand the processes themselves. How we understand citizenship and the rights of the citizen in participatory processes is one of the key themes.
Todes, Alison | 2007
- Author(s): Todes, Alison
- Publisher: International development research centre (IDRC)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: women, local government, popular participation, development planning, decentralization in government, south africa
Findings are reported of a study in South Africa to explore what happens to women’s rights and entitlements defined at national level in the processes of decentralization to local government and the role of integrated development planning in this context.
Todes, Alison and Sithole, Pearl and Williamson, Amanda | 2007
- Author(s): Todes, Alison and Sithole, Pearl and Williamson, Amanda
- Publisher: HSRC press
- Pages: --
- Keywords: gender, development planning, local government, women, municipal government, decentralization in government, south africa
The outcomes of a research project carried out in KwaZulu-Natal over the period 2004-2006 are discussed. The research examined the effects of decentralization on women's rights and entitlements.