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Gender Equality Laws: Global Good Practice and A Review of Five Southeast Asian Countries

The publication of Gender Equality Laws: Global Good Practice and A Review of Five Southeast Asian Countries, in part a response to the call from States parties for a resource establishing good practice guiding principles, is therefore a timely and important resource to assist actors, public and private, government and non government, in both the development of new gender equality laws as well as the implementation of existing gender equality laws. This publication examines and analyses gender equality laws from around the world, identifying those provisions that represent good practice from a CEDAW informed perpective - practices that are recognised for having worked in their respective contexts but are not intended however to be held as prescriptive measures for other countries. Rather, they serve as guiding principles for similar initiatives. This publication also provides a detailed analysis of five draft and enacted GEL in Southeast Asia, a region where governments and civil society are working together to ensure that a State party's ratification of CEDAW leads to actual reform of law and policy in all the areas of women's lives where discrimination is experienced.

The Politics of Democratic Governance

This report describes women's participation at local and national levels and social movements and parties securing accountability in contemporary governance. The report also highlights issues and concepts related to donor-partner relationships , participatory democracy and marginalized groups.

Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Disaster Management

These guidelines are a set of practical steps to assist governments, the non state sector and civil society to respond to women’s concerns and needs in post disaster situations. The guidelines have been developed based on the reports of the survey of women’s human rights violations in the aftermath of the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.

Why Are Women More Vulnerable During Disasters?

The report presents testimonies from women’s groups involved in the relief efforts which indicate that women are more vulnerable and at risk during natural disasters. The report demonstrates that in disastrous situations women tend to have less access to relief resources as relief efforts rely on existing structures of resource distribution that reflect the patriarchal structure of society.

Fundamentalisms in Asia Pacific: Trends, Impact, Challenges and Strategies Asserting Women’s Rights

This book analyzes the manifestations of fundamentalisms in the Asia-Pacific region and their impact on women as well as on democracy and politics in general. It includes strategies adopted by women’s groups and progressive women’s movements to resist these fundametalist developments.

Practitioner’s Guide to Designing Inclusive and Accountable Local Democratic Institutions

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.

Consolidated Response on Gender Mainstreaming in South-East Asia

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.

The Thai Bhikkhuni Movement and Women's Empowerment

This paper discusses the recent emergence of a movement in Thailand that aims to critique and transform patriarchal values and introduce female leadership roles in Thai society.

Towards Liberating Democracy: Devolution of Power Matters

This report is a synthesis of the workshop ‘Towards Liberating Democracy: Devolution of Power Matters’(Bangkok, Thailand, 2007). The workshop drew on experiences from Aceh, Mindanao, West Papua and southern Thailand to address the nexus between democracy, conflict and human security.

Constitution Building Processes and Democratization

This study focuses on the activity of revising constitutions which reflects a changed perception of their importance and purposes. Changes start with constitution-making, whether as a form of negotiation or the consolidation of social victory or reform. However, the record of the effectiveness of these constitutions is uneven.