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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Women, Nationality and Citizenship
This report highlights discrimination against women in nationality laws by examining laws that differentiate between women and men. It specifically looks into the acquisition and retention of nationality of women, including the nationality of their...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Public Awareness about Discrimination against Women and Gender Related Human Rights Violations in Republika Srpska
This report identifies differences in attitudes between men and women toward discrimination against women and gender related human rights violations. It also focuses on the attitudes of female and male citizens toward the work of the official...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Call for Papers: First European Conference on Politics and Gender
The ECPR Standing Group on Gender and Politics invites panel and paper proposals for the First European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG). The conference aims to bring togetherscholars engaged in cutting-edge research on a wide range of...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
DAC Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Co-operation
These guidelines draw on the lessons of experience and incorporate illustrations of improved efficiency, effectiveness and coherence in development co-operation. The topics covered are of particular relevance to the design and implementation of...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
ICTs and Gender
This paper provides an overview of the gender distribution of ICT and ICT-related employment in OECD countries, and compares these to the gender distribution of total employment. Participation in ICT-related education and training, and differences...
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Drafting Gender-Aware Legislation: How to Promote and Protect Gender Equality in CEE and CIS
The handbook provides a comparative overview of gender-aware legislation and practices in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It also describes a comprehensive approach to influencing legislation and implementation...
Friday, September 14, 2007
Political Party Quotas in the Croatian Social Democratic Party
This case study describes the evolvement of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) in early 1990s and the establishment and growth of the SDP Women’s Forum (SDWF). It also describes the relationships between SDP and SDWF as well as the...
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Women at Work: The Status of Women in the Labour Markets of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
This paper assesses trends in women’s labor-market positions in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland from 1989 to 2002. It also examines how these trends are related to the reformulation of women’s social rights, especially those concerning women’...
Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Women’s Movement in Egypt, with Selected References to Turkey
This report discusses the historical backgrounds and contemporary contexts of women’s movements in Egypt and Turkey. It describes the potential of women’s movements to become a force for democratization in the contemporary Middle East and a champion...
Thursday, August 09, 2007
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...
Friday, July 06, 2007
Sex And Power In Turkey: Feminism, Islam And The Maturing Of Turkish Democracy
This paper describes historical contributions of women to Turkey’s politics and analyzes the changing reality of modern political life in the country. The researchers describe the impact of Islam, crime and sex on the status and rights of women in...
Friday, May 11, 2007
National Machinery, Action Plans and Gender Mainstreaming in the Council of Europe Member States
This report evaluates the progress made by Council of Europe member states since the Beijing conference. It provides updated information on national machinery, action plans and gender mainstreaming strategies set up to promote equality between women...
Friday, April 27, 2007
National machinery , action plans and gender mainstreaming in the Council of Europe member states since the 4th World Conference on Women (Beijing 1995)
This document presents the situation concerning institutional mechanisms for equality and their effective functioning in Council of Europe member States. It also evaluates the specific programmes and specific areas of action, as well as advancements...
Thursday, April 26, 2007
CEDAW Assessment Tool Report for the Russian Federation
This report analyzes Russia's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). It examines Russia's implementation of each of the provisions specified in CEDAW through two types of analyses: an...
Friday, April 20, 2007
CEDAW Assessment Tool Report for Serbia
This report analyzes Serbia's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). It examines Serbia's implementation of each of the provisions specified in CEDAW through two types of analyses: an...
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Assembly of Kosovo: Public Hearing Manual
This manual describes public hearings as an integral part of the work of parliamentary committees. It serves as a guide for members of parliamentary committees in Kosovo on conducting a public hearing. It includes information on types of hearings,...
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Promoting Gender Equality in New Aid Modalities and Partnerships
This paper identifies an initial set of considerations to ensure that gender equality is central to the aid effectiveness agenda. It is intended for policy makers currently adjusting to the new aid modalities; women's rights advocates at the...
Monday, February 19, 2007
Enhancing Women's Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-conflict Countries: Post-election Support
This paper is based on the experiences of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its programme to provide support to women in parliaments of post-conflict countries. It focuses on the question of post election support and assesses the challenges...

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