Title: Preserve status quo of promote gender equality? : high hopes for local government

Authors: O'Connell, Helen

Place: [Maastricht etc.]

Publisher: ECDPM : with UNDP [etc.]

Year: 2010

Journal: Capacity.org

Volume: issue 40

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: local government, capacity building, gender mainstreaming, women

Abstract: This article looks into the questions of which capacities do local governments have or need to effectively promote gender equality including political participation, access to public services, and economic development, and does decentralization enhance this capacity?

URL: http://www.capacity.org/en/journal/feature/preserve_status_quo_or_promote_gender_equality

Document type: Portal