This guide is the first of its kind to provide an overview of the current range of local representative arrangements and electoral systems in Asia and the Pacific. This easy-to-use guide will assist country offices/teams and government partners as programmes are shaped to make local decision-making processes more inclusive and accountable to all citizens.

This consolidated response highlights the role of international organizations, national governments, and non-profit women’s organizations in mainstreaming gender into national policies and legislation of the South-East Asian countries.

This paper explores how politically engaged Cambodian women have developed strategies and performed various types of resistance against the male domination of democratic arenas. It investigates possible ways to eliminate gendered hierarchies of power and alter the stereotypes of men and women. It addresses two processes: the issue of networking as a factor that enables women's political participation; and the elaboration of new identities through the resistance of female Cambodian politicians.

This report focuses on the socioeconomic infrastructure and human development situation in Cambodia's villages; analyzes the disparities across poor and rich villages; and discusses recent attempts to promote participatory grassroots development in the country. It also highlights broad recommendations for development such as encouraging increased participation of women in self-help groups, development planning, and village meetings.