Advocacy

Advocacy involves gaining and exercising power to influence a political action. Employing methods such as demonstrations, public campaigns and civic education, advocacy can be the primary mission of international agencies and civil society organizations seeking to influence global and national decision makers. Women worldwide frequently organize themselves for advocacy purposes, drawing on their collective power to affect legislation, official policies and governmental programs.

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Addressing Violence Against Women: Piloting and Programming

This report highlights lessons learned from ten pilot projects that used a programme guide created by UNFPA to help health care providers address gender-based violence. It also summarizes presentations from ten experts on gender-based violence and recommendations from the three working groups.

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Resource Guide for Gender Theme Groups

This guide focuses on how to collaborate around women's empowerment and gender equality issues at the country level and to mainstream gender equality concerns into gender related international programs and plans of action.
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When Women Win, the Country Wins Poster

This poster was a part of media campaign held by women in the 2003 elections in Jordan. It says "When Women Win, the Country Wins".
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Women Today

This report examines the role of women in development processes and stereotypes existing in society against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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DAC Source Book on Concepts and Approaches Linked to Gender Equality

This sourcebook includes a valuable set of definitions of key concepts and approaches which guide and deepen the reader's understanding of gender equality issues and how to address them. It includes the definitions of such concepts as empowerment, mainstreaming, accountability, monitoring and evaluation,participatory approaches, policy dialogue, etc. http://www.oecd.org/document/59/0,3343,en_2649_34541_1887547_1_1_1_1,00.html
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