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National Machineries for Women in Development: experiences, lessons and strategies

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November 1, 2007

National Machineries for Women in Development: experiences, lessons and strategies

This report   includes salient point s  and recommendations from the BRIDGE 1996 report on National Machineries for Women (NWMs), updated with more recent thinking, policy and practice. Also included  are summaries of some best practice examples. The original report reviews the  experience of national  machineries for women in developing  countrie s ,  drawing on case study  material from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries (including Belize, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Namibia, Papua  New Guinea , Tonga, Uganda and  Zambia) as well as comparative ma terial from Chile and the Philippine s where national machineries are well-established.  
 
This report begins with  background information on NWMs, followed by an overview of constraints to their effectiveness.  Section four  explores the implications for NWMs of the  changing macro-political  and in stitutional environment, emphasising the current  interest  in 'good government,' specifically, programmes of  decentralisation and civil service reform as well
as broader issue s  of  participation and democratisation .  Strategies  adopted to further the implementat ion of gender-aware policy are presented in section five, and further case studie smake up the final part of this report.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, aims in its development cooperation programme to strengthen NWMs in respect to good governance and wome n's Human Rights on the one hand and on the other to enhance the capa city of NWMs to get more involved in overall national policy development, particularly the  development of  Poverty Reduction  Strategy Papers (PRSP's) and Sector Wide Approaches (SWAPs).  A central concern is how to link NWMs more
strongly with Gender Focal Points in ministries and departments.
 
Information for this report was gained from a general review of library and internet based resources.  Key texts published by de velopment  agencies and academics were referred to (see bibliography) as well as a range of in ternet sites ( mentioned in the text). Organisation s and individual experts in the field were also contacted.  Many of whom provided invaluable
information.

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Author
Emma Bell, Bridget Byrne, Julie Koch Laier, Sally Baden and Rachel Marcus
Publisher
Minsitry of Foreign Affairs Denmark and BRIDGE
Publication year
2002

This report   includes salient point s  and recommendations from the BRIDGE 1996 report on National Machineries for Women (NWMs), updated with more recent thinking, policy and practice. Also included  are summaries of some best practice examples. The original report reviews the  experience of national  machineries for women in developing  countrie s ,  drawing on case study  material from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries (including Belize, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Namibia, Papua  New Guinea , Tonga, Uganda and  Zambia) as well as comparative ma terial from Chile and the Philippine s where national machineries are well-established.  
 
This report begins with  background information on NWMs, followed by an overview of constraints to their effectiveness.  Section four  explores the implications for NWMs of the  changing macro-political  and in stitutional environment, emphasising the current  interest  in 'good government,' specifically, programmes of  decentralisation and civil service reform as well
as broader issue s  of  participation and democratisation .  Strategies  adopted to further the implementat ion of gender-aware policy are presented in section five, and further case studie smake up the final part of this report.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, aims in its development cooperation programme to strengthen NWMs in respect to good governance and wome n's Human Rights on the one hand and on the other to enhance the capa city of NWMs to get more involved in overall national policy development, particularly the  development of  Poverty Reduction  Strategy Papers (PRSP's) and Sector Wide Approaches (SWAPs).  A central concern is how to link NWMs more
strongly with Gender Focal Points in ministries and departments.
 
Information for this report was gained from a general review of library and internet based resources.  Key texts published by de velopment  agencies and academics were referred to (see bibliography) as well as a range of in ternet sites ( mentioned in the text). Organisation s and individual experts in the field were also contacted.  Many of whom provided invaluable
information.

Resource type
Attachments
Region
Author
Emma Bell, Bridget Byrne, Julie Koch Laier, Sally Baden and Rachel Marcus
Publisher
Minsitry of Foreign Affairs Denmark and BRIDGE
Publication year
2002