Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Reforming water, adding women : does centralised water governance further gender justice in India?

| 2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: IDRC
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, popular participation, water management, decentralization in government, water resources, gujarat, maharashtra, india
Drawing on projects in Gujarat and Maharashtra, India, a study was conducted into the performance of decentralization in the domestic water sector to identify the factors that are favourable to women's participation in the decentralized water reform.

Women and governance : Rwandan women come out on top in parliamentary elections

| 2008]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Fahamu etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, elections, parliamentary government, rwanda
The radio programme looks at the significance of the recent Rwandan elections which made history as women gained a majority in parliament - what do ordinary Rwandan women think of and expect from this success and what inspiration or message for the rest of Africa.

Gender responsive budgeting (GRB) newsletter / United nations development fund for women (UNIFEM)

| 2008- .
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: UNIFEM. GRB
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, budgeting, government budgeting
Issued by UNIFEM, the Gender Responsive Budgeting Newsletters seek to encourage knowledge sharing between gender budget initiatives around the world, share news on progress made in incorporating a gender perspective into budgeting, and inform practitioners of new resources and publications.

iKNOW politics newsletter / International knowledge network of women in politics

| 2008- .
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: iKNOW politics
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, information networks
This is the quarterly e-newsletter of the International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics).

Citizenship DRC publications

| 2008-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: University of Sussex. IDS
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: democracy, popular participation, civil and political rights, research
The Citizenship DRC resources are the direct product of its research initiatives, and include working papers, bulletins, workshop reports, policy briefings and Zed book series amongst others.
 

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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.