Author: K Johnson, United Nations Development Fund for Women , Jan 2009
Placing gender equality and women’s empowerment as central to budget reform is a strategic lever for significant change to women’s lives. This report forms the third phase of an evaluation of UNIFEM’s Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB)... Find out more
Author: D. Budlender, United Nations Development Fund for Women , Jan 2004
The failure of macroeconomic policies to acknowledge unpaid care work - such as housework, cooking, and caring for children, older people, and sick or disabled people - has a significant impact on women's lives. How can we ensure that... Find out more
Authors: S. Plagerson, M. S. Ulriksen, International Labour Organization , Jan 2015
This country study of cash transfer programmes, poverty reduction and economic empowerment of women in South Africa forms part of a comparative analysis with Brazil, Chile, India, and Mexico. The report provides an overview of the social... Find out more
Author: CISLAC, Jan 2012
In reaction to various international conventions and covenants on women’s equality, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Nigerian governments have undertaken legislative and administrative reforms to address multiple aspects... Find out more
Authors: S. Coopoo, S. G. Khattak, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, Jan 1996
How can municipalities address their financial difficulties yet not overburden the poor, particularly poor women? This paper, one of a collection of four papers from the fifth year of the Women's Budget Initiative in South Africa, stresses... Find out more
Author: R. Hinds, Governance and Social Development Resource Centre , Jan 2014
Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currentIt is difficult to conceive of any public policy to ensure the continued enjoyment of women’s rights that can be carried out without... Find out more
Social Watch, Mar 2014
Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currentIt is difficult to conceive of any public policy to ensure the continued enjoyment of women’s rights that can be carried out without... Find out more
Author: N. Muvavarirwa, Mar 2014
Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. So said UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in his address to commemorate International Women’s Day 2014. Africa and the African Union (AU) commemorated the day under the theme... Find out more
May 2013
Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currentIt is difficult to conceive of any public policy to ensure the continued enjoyment of women’s rights that can be carried out without... Find out more
Author: L. Chakraborty, Jan 2014
Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currently difficult, given perceptions of it being a ‘hard-to-price’ sector. This is of particular concern for analysing the effects of... Find out more
