Gender, Citizenship and Governance

The role of parliamentary committees in mainstreaming gender and promoting the status of women

| cop. 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Inter-parliamentary union (IPU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, parliamentary government, conferences, women's status
As part of its efforts to strengthen the capacity of parliaments to promote gender equality, the IPU convened a seminar for members of parliamentary bodies that deal with gender matters. This report presents the conclusions of the seminar, an overview of the plenary debates and the presentations.

Gender and governance : training manual

| cop. 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UNIFEM East and Horn of Africa regional office
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, leadership, political participation, parliamentary government, capacity building, manuals, kenya
This training manual is designed to target women leaders, particularly parliamentarians and those aspiring to join parliamentary and civic leadership within the different communities in Kenya. It is specifically designed as a guide on the relevant issues related to the electoral process.

Legal tools for the establishment of gender equality through international law

| cop. 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Global justice center(GJC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, international law, manuals
This manual has two main goals: first, to introduce the non-lawyer to the international legal system, and second, to demonstrate some ways international law can be used by the gender equality advocate.

Global database of quotas for women : a joint project

| cop. 2006-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International IDEA [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, parliamentary government, affirmative action programmes, elections, data bases
This website database provides information on the various types of quotas in existence today, detailing the percentages and targets in countries where they are applicable. The database will continue to expand as more information becomes available and is verified.

Gender responsive budgeting and women's reproductive rights : a resource pack

| cop. 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations population fund (UNFPA) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, budgeting, reproductive health, manuals
This training resource on gender-responsive budgeting provides relevant knowledge to facilitate mainstreaming gender-responsive approaches into reproductive health programmes, and the inclusion of specific aspects of gender inequality and disadvantage into national policy frameworks.
 

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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.