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• Pious Islam and women's activism in Indonesia
  2008, Rinaldo, Rachel Portal

  Can Islamic piety be a resource for Muslim women's political mobilization? Based on ethnographic research...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Policy makers guide to women's land, property and housing rights across the world
  2007, Sait, Siraj and Augustinus, Clarissa Portal

  This guide supplements existing knowledge on land policy and practice in respect of women's rights,...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Policy recommendations of the International conference on decentralization, local power and women's rights : global trends in participation, representation and access to public services, Mexico City, 18-21 November 2008
  2008, Portal

  The document provides a set of policy recommendations that define a global agenda on gender...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Political parties : when do they work for women?
  2005, Sacchet, Teresa Portal

  The interaction of gender issues with political parties in Latin America is analysed to assess...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Political parties, electoral system and women's representation in the 2004-2009 Indonesian parliaments
  2006, Siregar, Wahidah Zein Br Portal

  Despite the adoption of a quota system adopted in Indonesia in 2004, only a small...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Political representation and empowerment : women in the institutions of local government in Orissa after the 73rd Amendment to the Indian constitution
  2002, Hust, Evelin Portal

  This study on the effects of women's quotas in politics in Orissa, India, shows...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Power
  2006, Miller, Valerie Portal

  As a first part of an examination of the complexities and opportunities for understanding, constructing...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Power, voice and rights : a turning point for gender equality in Asia and the Pacific
  cop. 2010, Luchsinger, Gretchen Portal

  This site provides free access to the full text of a report by UNDP on...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Presence without empowerment? : women in politics in Latin America and the Caribbean
  2010, Htun, Mala and Piscopo, Jennifer M. Portal

  The political participation on women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is analysed by...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance
  

• Preserve status quo of promote gender equality? : high hopes for local government
  2010, O'Connell, Helen Portal

  This article looks into the questions of which capacities do local governments have or need...

  Subject :

  Gender, Citizenship and Governance