Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Gender and advocacy training manual

Yennah, Grace and Limann, Leda and Auracher, Tim | 2007
  • Author(s): Yennah, Grace and Limann, Leda and Auracher, Tim
  • Publisher: Local government and poverty reduction support programme (LGPRSP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, civil society, capacity building, local government, ghana
This capacity training has been conducted in six districts in Ghana to address gender gaps by equipping stakeholders with adequate knowledge and skills to inform and facilitate the integration of gender concerns in their respective organizations at the district and sub-district levels.

The nature of political empowerment and gender in local governance : a comparative study of Dhaka City corporation and Narayangonj municipality

Zaman, Farhana | [ca. 2007]
  • Author(s): Zaman, Farhana
  • Publisher: United international university
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, municipal government, bangladesh
The emerging scenario of women leadership at urban local level politics is analysed, focusing on the women representatives compared to their male counterparts of the Dhaka Municipal Corporation and Narayanganj Municipality, Bangladesh.

Water, gender and citizenship : involving men and women in the management of water and sanitation services

Zevallos, Mercedes and Pastor, Raquel | 2007
  • Author(s): Zevallos, Mercedes and Pastor, Raquel
  • Publisher: World bank office
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, water resources, sanitation, public services, civil and political rights, peru
This report aims to contributes to the debate on how to promote equal relations between men and women in terms of access to, control and benefits of water and sanitation services drawing on the experiences in promoting inclusive citizen participation in the Small Town Pilot Project in Peru.

Gender equality : it's your business

| cop. 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Oxfam international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, gender equality, transnational corporations, women's status, women workers, cash crops, agribusiness
Companies already protect human rights in their operations and value chains, but they can do more in gender equality. There are practical benefits for companies from addressing gender equality, ig including improved productivity, reduced staff turnover and access to a wider pool of talented staff.

CIWiL : advancing women's transformational leadership across the Caribbean

| cop. 2011-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Caribbean institute for women in leadership (CIWiL)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, leadership, capacity building, empowerment, caribbean region
The Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL) produces high quality research, documentation, analysis, training and advocacy to advance women’s transformational leadership and increase the number of women in politics, leadership and decision-making at all levels in the Caribbean.
 

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