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Gender in the Malestream – Acceptance of Women and Gender Equality in Different United Nations Organisations

The author outlines changing approaches to women’s issues and gender equality in the
UN system both before and since the International Women’s Year in 1975 and describes

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Promoting the Status of Women in the UN System: Experiences from an Inside Journey

This article analyzes the efforts and strategies used to make UN institutions change in a woman-friendly way.

Academic Paper / Article Advocacy Civil Society Organizations Coalition Building

Facing Challenges and Pioneering Feminist and Gender Studies: Women in Post-colonial and Today's Maghrib

This paper reveals the positive role that Maghribi women have been playing in the overall development of their countries.

Academic Paper / Article Algeria Civic Education Morocco Tunisia

Getting Our History Right: How Were the Equal Rights of Women and Men Included in the Charter of the United Nations?

The article analyzes the founding conference of the United Nations to find out how a nearly completely male-dominated assembly proclaimed the equal rights of men and women as part of the fundamenta

Academic Paper / Article Civic Education

Reproductive Health and Rights in the United Nations – Normative Action Amidst Political Controversy and Religious Contestation

The article follows the evolution of norms and policies related to reproductive health and rights in the United Nations from the first decades after World War II to 2007.

Academic Paper / Article Civic Education

Intra-Party Democracy and the Inclusion of Women

This article analyzes the representation of women in political decision making positions and processes in SADC member states.

Academic Paper / Article Elections and Quotas Internal Organization Political Parties Sub-Saharan Africa

Gender, Women and Electoral Politics in Zimbabwe

This paper analyzes electoral processes, national legislative framework, and the impact of international and regional agreements on Zimbabwe's elections.

Academic Paper / Article Electoral Systems and Laws Political Parties Quotas Zimbabwe

South Africa: Women and Local Government

This article describes the participation and representation of women in local government elections in South Africa.

Academic Paper / Article Elections and Quotas South Africa

The Participation of Women in South Africa's First Democratic Election

This article describes the participation of women in the 1994 election in South Africa, and the particular difficulties women candidates faced during this election.

Academic Paper / Article Elections and Quotas South Africa

Democratic Governance and Gender: Possible Linkages

This document analyzes the changes in Latin America and the relationship between democratic governance and the reform of gender inequality practices.

Academic Paper / Article Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Decision-Making Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Leadership Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela

Talking of Gender: Words and Meanings in Development Organisations

This article reflects on the vocabulary commonly used within development organisations to communicate about 'gender and development'.

Academic Paper / Article Advocacy & Lobbying

Promoting Gender Sensitivity in Local Governance in Ghana

This article looks at three collaborative projects between international development organisations and district assemblies throughout Ghana to promote gender sensitivity and increase the representa

Academic Paper / Article Advocacy Civic Education Ghana

Women, Gender, and Conflict: Making the Connections

This article analyzes the different ways how armed conflict affects women and men.

Academic Paper / Article Post-conflict and Transitional Participation

Development, Women and War: Feminist Perspectives

In these series of articles policy makers, practitioners, and academics discuss long-running conflicts around the world and highlight women's experiences and potential to contribute both to war and

Academic Paper / Article Afghanistan El Salvador Peace Agreements and Peace Making Post-conflict and Transitional Participation Rwanda The Americas Transitional Justice

Gender Networking and Advocacy Work in Uganda: Controlling the Agenda and Strategies of Resistance

This article examines the relationships between various actors in Uganda who have an interest in advocacy on gender issues.

 Academic Paper / Article Advocacy Networking Uganda