Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Bringing women into governance

| cop. 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Centre for development and population activities (CEDPA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, capacity building, gender equality, civil society, political participation, manuals
This handbook focuses on efforts to bring women into governance, illustrating ways that organizations and activists around the world can foster greater gender equity in civic engagement, advocacy, voting and governance efforts to improve the quality of life for everyone.

On track with gender

| cop. 2005-2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Development policy review network (DPRN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming
The objective of the Trajectory is to critically reflect on experiences with and insights into gender mainstreaming with the aim to build on the experiences and on the knowledge that is available, in order to rethink and transform the current understanding of gender mainstreaming.

Trainer's manual on increasing opportunities for women within politics and political parties

| cop. 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: National democratic institute for international affairs (NDI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, local government, capacity building, manuals, south east asia
The training manual is part of a project to enhance the capacity of women candidates to campaign to office and to strengthen the ability of women to serve as party leaders and as elected officials in south-east Asia.

WEDO : Women's environment development organization : for a healthy and peaceful planet, economic and social justice, and human rights for all

| cop. 2004-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Women's environment development organization (WEDO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political representation, political participation, affirmative action programmes
WEDO's Gender and Governance Program seeks women's full and equal access to all areas and all levels of public life, working toward gender balance in terms of participation and representation, especially in governmental decision-making positions.

APWLD : Asia Pacific forum on women, law and development

| cop. 2003-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Asia Pacific forum on women, law and development (APWLD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, law, human rights, asia and the pacific
APWLD is an independent, non-government, non-profit organization. It is committed to enabling women in the Asian and Pacific region to use law as an instrument of social change for the empowerment of women in their struggle for equality, justice and development.
 

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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.