Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Windows of opportunity : the pursuit of gender equality in post-war Iraq

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Women for women international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, women's status, political representation, iraq
This paper examines the forces working to shape the future of Iraq and the brief window of opportunity that women must seize. It also presents women’s own perceptions of their current situation and vision for the future collected from leading female activists to the most socially excluded women.

Promoting gender equity in local governance : a toolkit

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: One world action etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, local government, municipal government, gender mainstreaming, central america
During the last five years, a range of instruments and bodies have been created by local governments in Central America to promote gender equity and to respond to women's priorities. These include gender equity policies, gender equity commissions in municipalities, and Municipal Women's Offices.

Strengthening spaces : women's human rights in social movements : 31 October-1 November 2005, Bangkok, Thailand

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: CREA [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women's rights, human rights, social movements, civil society
The focus is on the intersections between social movements and women\`s human rights, exploring how different social movements understand and address women\`s human rights, and how women\`s rights advocates have built alliances with other movements.

Gender budgeting for higher local governments trainees' manual

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Ministry of gender labour and social development
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, government budgeting, local government, capacity building, manuals, uganda
The development of this manual by the MGLSD is a fulfillment of her role in capacity building and setting standards for the local governments in the area of gender mainstreaming. This manual is also a response to the demand to have standardized training for the local governments.

Gender-responsive budgeting in education

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Oxfam
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, government budgeting, gender equality, education
This paper uses the gender-responsive budgeting approach to show how governments and donors can promote gender equality in education through their decisions on financing.
 

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