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Friday, January 23, 2009
Expert responses
Financing Women Candidates in Muslim Countries
This consolidated response highlights barriers faced by women in Muslim countries in funding their political campaigns and participating in public life. The consolidated response also discusses the impact of existing legislation, political parties,...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Report / White Paper
From Norms to Good Practices - The challenge of political funding in Latin America
This study presents the latest in regulations and practices on political parties and electoral campaigns in Latin America. The book takes five thematic approaches: funding systems, media access, accountability and disclosure, control organizations...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Discussion Summaries
Summary from the E-Discussion Forum on Financing Women in Politics (October 22-29, 2008)
Launch message: One of the commonly-cited barriers to women’s political participation is lack of sufficient funds and in-kind contributions to campaign competitively. Women, who are frequently under-represented in business and commerce, often do...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Report / White Paper
Mapping Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality in Asia Pacific: Regional Issues and Trends
This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indonesia, Nepal and Papua New Guinea. The studies sought to provide data on the extent to...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Guide / Training Material
Parliament, the Budget and Gender: Handbook for Parliamentarians
This handbook sets out practical examples of parliament's active engagement in the budgetary process. It seeks to advance parliament's own institutional capacity to make a positive impact on the budget, and to equip parliament, its members and...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Report / White Paper
Measuring Democratic Governance: A Framework for Selecting Pro-Poor and Gender Sensitive Indicators
By presenting methods for generating pro-poor gender sensitive indicators, this framework assists policy-makers to monitor and evaluate democratic governance at the country level.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Report / White Paper
Gender Equality for Development Effectiveness
This paper describes experiences of the CIS countries with integrating gender equality in national policies and budgets. It includes recommendations on improving gender analysis throughout national plans, strengthening links between policy and...
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Monday, April 07, 2008
Report / White Paper
Opportunities and Challenges for Introducing Gender Sensitive Budgeting in the Area of Domestic Violence
This report analyses the budgets of four public institutions working on social protection in Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It assesses public resources allocated to provide services to domestic violence victims, with a focus on...
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Friday, February 01, 2008
Myth and Reality of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Nadereh Chamlou Senior Advisor, Economic & Sector Work and Regional Gender Coordinator, Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World BankIn most countries, women's entrepreneurship is associated with micro-finance...
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Monday, January 21, 2008
CSW: 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The 52nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women will consider as its priority theme Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women. Read more.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Guide / Training Material
Fundraising Tactics for Women
This training manual describes fundraising tactics on how to create solicitation teams, where to find donors, and how to solicit funds.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Guide / Training Material
Fundraising for Change: A Practical Guide for Women’s Rights Organizations
This handbook describes the process of preparation and strategies for fundraising available to women’s organizations. It discusses such techniques as soliciting money from individuals, organizing fundraising events, holding income generating...
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
Guide / Training Material
Gender Responsive Budgeting in Practice: A Training Manual
This manual specifically seeks to build understanding of gender responsive budgeting as a tool for promoting gender equity, accountability to women’s rights as well as efficiency and transparency in budget policies and processes. It adds value to...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Report / White Paper
Gender Responsive Budgeting And Women’s Reproductive Rights: A Resource Pack
This resource provides relevant knowledge to facilitate mainstreaming gender-responsive approaches into reproductive health programmes, and the inclusion of specific aspects of gender inequality and disadvantage into national policy frameworks. It...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Guide / Training Material
Roundtable Discussion On Analyzing Legislation With A Gender Perspective
This training material describes the importance of gender sensitivity in lawmaking, monitoring of government’s activities, working in parliamentary committees, and building relationships with constituents. It also encourages looking beyond the...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Guide / Training Material
Analyzing Legislation From A Gender Perspective
This presentation explains the terms used in gender mainstreaming work such as gender analysis, gender budgeting, gender equality and gender equity. It describes the gaps existing in gender equality and comparative strategies employed by governments...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Guide / Training Material
Gender Guide to World Bank and IMF Policy-Based Lending
This guide highlights four reforms often tied to World Bank and IMF policy-based loans that intensify gender inequality and undermine the ability of women and girls to break out of poverty. It also provides a number of resources, relevant topics and...
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Monday, April 02, 2007
Report / White Paper
What Is a Gender Audit
This paper highlights the importance of conducting gender audits of national budgets. It describes the concept of gender audits, provides a list of questions to guide a gender audit, and examines the situation of women with respect to the economy....
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