Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women : CEDAW

| cop. 1997-2008
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UN. Division for the advancement of women]. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, treaties
This website provides information about the Convention, the Optional Protocol and the work of the Committee up until 31 December 2007. It will not be further updated.

Democracy through partnership between men and women in politics

| cop. 1996-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Inter-parliamentary union (IPU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, women in politics, parliamentary government, democracy
Women in politics is one of the main areas of activity of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the international organization of Parliaments of sovereign states. This websection offers information on IPU’s approach to gender and politics, on women in IPU, and on women in national parliaments.

Web sites on women in politics

| cop. 1996-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Inter-parliamentary union (IPU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, women in politics, international organizations, regional organizations, information sources
The websites listed here are dedicated to women in politics. They are listed in the following categories: international, regional and national in scope; bibliographic databases; directories and internet resources collections.

Gender accountability : factsheet

| ca. 2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: GADE
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, governance, public services, gender mainstreaming
This factsheet addresses what donors can do to achieve gender accountability.

Guideline for gender sensitive budgeting on girls' education in Ethiopia

| ca. 2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Ministry of finance and economic development (MOFED) : with UNICEF [etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, government budgeting, local government, education, ethiopia
This guideline provides a framework for concerned higher, middle and local government in Ethiopia to undertake gender budgeting for education during their budgeting process, so as to allocate and implement budgets that address the needs and constraints faced by girls and boys.
 

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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.