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Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Report on the state of women in urban local government People's republic of China

| ca. 2002]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UN. ESCAP
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, political representation, municipal government, local government, china
Research on the state of women's political participation and representation in China is reported, and ways to increase and promote the role of women in local government and in sensitizing of local governments are highlighted.

Report on the state of women in urban local government Pakistan

| ca. 2002]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UN. ESCAP
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's status, political participation, political representation, municipal government, local government, pakistan
The state of women in urban local government in Pakistan is reported in terms of women's participation and representation in local government. Recommendations for future actions to increase and promote the political role of women are suggested.

Report on the state of women in urban local government Nepal

| ca. 2002]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UN. ESCAP
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political representation, political participation, local government, women's status, nepal
Research is on the status of women in politics in Nepal is reported in terms of their representation and participation in urban local government. Recommendations to improve women's status and empower them to participate in politics are suggested.

Moving into power

| ca. 1997]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Inter-American development bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political representation, latin america, caribbean region
Based on bibliographic research performed in the USA, the state of women’s leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean is analysed and the central obstacles to women accessing greater power are identified. A discussion of pertinent policy issues concludes the paper.

Rural women and the millennium development goals

| 2012]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: FAO [etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, gender, women's status, rural population
This fact sheet highlights the progress of rural women against key Millennium Development Goal indicators, pointing to some of the advancements made and gaps that still exist.
 

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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.