Title:
Governance and leadership in the Pacific : options to increase female participation
Authors:
Stephan, Carly
Place:
Brisbane
Publisher:
The Foundation for development cooperation (FDC)
Year:
2010
Journal:
FDC briefing note
Volume:
no. 11
PAGE:
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Subject:
Gender, Citizenship and Governance
Keywords:
women, local government, parliamentary government, political participation, oceania
Abstract:
Options to improve women’s political participation rate at the national and local government level in the Pacific are explored, including the introduction of reserved seats and an effective mainstreaming of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in legislations.
URL:
http://www.fdc.org.au/data/Briefing_Note_No_11_-_Final_e-version.pdf
Document type:
Portal