Oxfam, Feb 2004
This resource book explores some of the experiences of Southern practitioners and experts working in the field of gender, citizenship and governance which have emerged in the context of KIT's 'Gender, Citizenship and Governance' programme... Find out more
Authors: P. Kodoth, V.J. Varghese, Centre for Development Studies, Swansea, Sep 2011
Restrictions imposed by the Government of India on the emigration of women in ‘unskilled’ categories such as domestic work are framed as measures intended to protect women from exploitation. Special protection for certain categories of... Find out more
Authors: L. VeneKlasen, V. Miller, Practical Action [Intermediate Technology Development Group], Jan 2007
This chapter aims to help the reader bring to the surface some of the misgivings about what is ‘political’ in order to establish a level of comfort with the ‘subject’. It highlights that in many countries, engaging in advocacy first... Find out more
Author: J. M. Kantengwa, Pathways of Women's Empowerment RPC, Jun 2007
Electoral gender quotas accelerated greater representation of women in the Rwandan Parliament, with 48.8 per cent of parliamentary seats, the highest in the world after the first ever multiparty elections. While the use of electoral gender... Find out more
Authors: V. Randall (ed), G. Waylen (ed), Routledge, Jan 1998
Over the last two decades our understanding of the relationship between gender, politics and the state has been transformed - this volume provides an overview of this dynamic and growing field. We need to broaden the field of politics to... Find out more
Author: G. Waylen, Publishers WWW sites, Jan 2008
Governance has become a central concept used by policymakers and politicians at the local, national, regional and global levels - as well as by political and other social scientists. Given this broad range of actors and the multiple... Find out more
Author: A. Caiazza, Apr 2006
In recent years interfaith communities have been reinvented to provide a space for women's political activism and leadership. Based on interviews with women activists in religious community groups, this Research-In-Brief report outlines... Find out more
Author: E. Friedman, Pennsylvania State University Press, Sep 2000
This analysis of Venezuelan women's organising traces a sixty year struggle to democratise political practice and represent women's interests. It addresses some of the prevailing issues of Latin American democratisation: why did women have... Find out more
Author: N. Kudva, Springer Netherlands, Mar 2003
The term empowerment entered the development lexicon some three decades ago. Since then it has been used widely in various contexts, losing in the process some of its edge and efficacy. Nevertheless, it continues to be useful as one of the... Find out more
Author: B. Al-Najjar, United Nations, Oct 2003
Women's NGOs in the Gulf have been struggling for gender equality before the law, as guaranteed by the constitution, for several decades. Despite numerous political gains, considerable challenges still exist. This is due to the complex... Find out more
