Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Changing their world : concepts and practices of women's movements

Batliwala, Srilatha | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Batliwala, Srilatha
  • Publisher: Association of women's rights in development (AWID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, associations, feminism, mexico, iran, india, united states, south africa, czech republic, palestine, argentina, kenya
This report provides a context and analysis for the Building Feminist Movements and Organisations (BFEMO) initiative launched by the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) as part of its 2006 strategic plan.

Feminist leadership for social transformation : clearing the conceptual cloud

Batliwala, Srilatha | 2011
  • Author(s): Batliwala, Srilatha
  • Publisher: CREA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender, leadership, justice, feminism
This paper is launched to analyze and evaluate the impact of its leadership development strategies, and to explore how to strengthen these. The main goal of this exploration was to advance our mission of bridging theory and practice to build feminist leadership for transformative social justice.

Nominating for change : strengthening women's position in political parties : a training of trainers manual

Baumholz, Lisanne | cop. 2003
  • Author(s): Baumholz, Lisanne
  • Publisher: National democratic institute for international affairs (NDI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political parties, political participation, training programmes, capacity building, manuals
This Training of Trainers tool prepares participants to deliver workshops that help increase women’s skills to get themselves nominated by their political parties. It is organized into training sessions, with some sessions focusing on general training skills, while others are topic specific.

Gender, constitutional and legal rights in SADC : paper...

Bbuku Chuulu, Matrine | 2008
  • Author(s): Bbuku Chuulu, Matrine
  • Publisher: Women and law in southern Africa
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, civil and political rights, women's rights, legal status, treaties, southern africa
This paper reports on the achievements and challenges to advance and realize women's legal and human rights through new policies and laws in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. In particular it looks at constitutional rights, affirmative action and domestic legislation.

When does the 'Shoulder' pass the 'Head'? : a case of pastoralist women political aspirants in Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit districts of northern Kenya

B-Dido, Sabdiyo | 2005
  • Author(s): B-Dido, Sabdiyo
  • Publisher: SNV]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: women, political participation, pastoralism, kenya
The informal factors that influence pastoralist women's access to elective political leadership at local government level are studied, focusing on family relations, social groupings and political affiliations.
 

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