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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Transforming the Mainstream: Gender in UNDP
This publication discusses the key issues in gender mainstreaming, learning from the efforts of UNDP and its partners in government and civil society organizations, as well as in bilateral and multilateral agencies. It operates on the premise that...
Thursday, February 15, 2007
World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2004: Women and International Migration
This report sets out recommendations to improve the situation of migrant, refugee and trafficked women. It discusses issues relating to gender equality and international migration; poverty reduction and sustainable development; family and labor...
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Women's Rights to a Political Voice in Thailand
This UNDP report highlights the current status of women’s role in government in Thailand. It analyzes the reasons behind the slow progress to date, and proposes ways and means to overcome existing barriers to women in politics.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Women's Political Participation and Good Governance: 21st Century Challenges
This report explores the various aspects of gender issues in political participation and governance. It analyzes the impact of women as agents of change in the political process, reviews key challenges in this area, and suggests strategies for...
Thursday, February 15, 2007
UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund 2005: 10th Anniversary Report
This report examines how the UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund has made break-through contributions to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment over the last 10 years. Since the Fund positions itself as a unique funding source to...
Thursday, February 15, 2007
UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund: 2003 Annual Report
This annual report evaluates the progress made by the UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund to promote gender equality and women's empowerment across the globe. It provides a summary of the Fund's 2003 activities, and highlights global efforts made...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Taking Gender Equality Seriously: Making Progess, Meeting New Challenges
This report illustrates the progress and new challenges the UNDP is facing in its day-to-day work on gender mainstreaming. It focuses particularly on the following advocacy areas: democratic governance, including parliamentary development, elections...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Parliamentary Development: Gender Perspective
This report argues that women in parliament can have a positive impact on the political process and strongly advocates for gender equality in parliament. It also includes a brief case study of women legislators in Rwanda.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The Gender Question (Chapter excerpt from the Orissa Human Development Report 2004)
The Orissa Human Development Report 2004 analyzes the Indian state's attainments vis-à-vis three basic tenets that define human development: livelihood, health and education, as well as some key issues central to human development such as food...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
National Gender Budget Project: Evaluation Report, December 2003
This report evaluates the strengths, weaknesses and overall effectiveness of the one-year National Gender Budget Project in Uganda. The project was undertaken in an effort to strengthen members of parliament's capacities to undertake gender...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Information and Communications Technology: The Gender Dimension
This report discusses the barriers to women’s access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It points out that women are underrepresented among ICT users, and that they are nearly absent as substantive producers of technology or...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
National Human Development Report Slovak Republic 2000: Poverty, Social Exclusion and Marginalisation
This report explores the issues of gender equality and poverty in the Slovak Republic. It analyzes the situation of women in society and concludes that the participation of women in the decision-making areas of the economy and politics is low...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
HIV/AIDS: The Gender Dimension
This report discusses the growing feminization of the AIDS epidemic. It argues that the spread of HIV/AIDS is embedded in a socio-economic context in which men have greater social, economic and legal status and better access to resources, while...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Mozambique Human Development Report 1998
This report is the first Human Development Report for Mozambique. It focuses on the central themes of peace, economic growth, and opportunities for human development. It argues that Mozambique must ensure a transition from a nation-wide lack of...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Women in Lithuanian Society (Excerpt from the Lithuanian Human Development Report 1999)
This chapter from the Lithuanian Human Development Report 1999 focuses on the situation of women in Lithuanian society. It explores issues including women's participation in decision-making, women's health problems, access to education, women in the...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Kenya Human Development Report 1999: Gender and Human Development
This report presents an overview of the state of human development in Kenya, focusing primarily on poverty and gender inequality. It reflects the significant differences in economic and social development across provinces and districts, between...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Cambodia Human Development Report 1999: Village Economy and Development
This report focuses on the socioeconomic infrastructure and human development situation in Cambodia's villages; analyzes the disparities across poor and rich villages; and discusses recent attempts to promote participatory grassroots development in...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Estonian Human Development Report 2002: Human Development and Policy Making
This report analyzes the formulation of policy regarding human development in Estonia. It examines the extent to which good governance principles, with the basic elements of decentralization, transparency, lawfulness and participation, are followed...

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