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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Human Development Report 1995
This report analyzes the progress made in reducing gender disparities over the past few decades and highlights the wide and persistent gap between women's expanding capabilities and limited opportunities. It introduces new measures for ranking...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Generating Opportunities: Case Studies on Energy and Women
This publication is a compilation of eight case studies drawn from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda. The studies analyze energy projects in these countries in terms of their involvement with and impacts on...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Gender-Sensitive Budgeting
This fact sheet provides a brief explanation of gender budgeting and highlights its importance in promoting gender equality, alleviating poverty, and building human capacities. It includes a short description of advancements made in Uganda with...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
From Involvement to Empowerment - People Living with HIV/AIDS in Asia-Pacific
This report documents the efforts by UNDP to support the empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and related organizations in the Asia Pacific region from 2001 to 2004. It examines the achievements made and the lessons learned in the...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in UNDP
This report assesses the overall performance of UNDP in gender mainstreaming and promoting gender equality. It examines gender mainstreaming in policies and programmes; capacity and resources for gender mainstreaming within the organization; the...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Enhancing Women's Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-conflict Countries
This paper addresses the characteristics of electoral processes in post-conflict countries. It examines sources of international standards for women's participation in electoral processes, challenges and dilemnas faced by international bodies...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Energy and Women: National Consultation for Swaziland
This report outlines the problems faced by women in the energy sector of Swaziland. It explores solutions for alleviating women's energy problems in the country and identifies means by which they can develop sustainable energy projects that can...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Energy and Women: Generating Opportunities for Development
This report is the result of the National Consultative Meeting that was held in Blantyre, Malawi in June 1999. It discusses the particular energy situation in Malawi with respect to women's development needs and priorities; examines the role and...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Electoral Assistance
This fact sheet explains how to promote the involvement of women as informed and empowered voters. It discusses strategies such as supporting civic and voter education campaigns that target women, responding to cultural factors that can inhibit...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Educate Girls: Fight AIDS
This report provides an overview of the ways in which education decreases the chances of contracting HIV and focuses on the specific effect of education on girls’ vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. It discusses the role of the AIDS epidemic in limiting...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Crisis Prevention and Recovery
This report outlines key areas for mainstreaming gender in conflict or potential conflict situations. It argues that attention must be given to early-warning protection and assistance, the role of women in peace processes, and the full...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Analysis of UNDP Elections Survey
This report summarizes the responses of an elections survey launched by UNDP in May 2006. The survey documents the assistance UNDP has provided to various countries, and identifies key strengths and weaknesses in its electoral assistance activities...
Monday, February 12, 2007
No Safe Place: An Assessment of Violence Against Women in Kosovo
This report is the result of a three month project on violence against women in the Kosovar Albanian community. It is intended to assist in the development of policies, programmes and projects to combat violance against women in the region. It...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Partnerships for Gender Equality: The Role of Multilateral and Bilateral Agencies in Africa
This report documents the work of various multilateral and bilateral donors in Africa to meet the goals set forth during the Beijing +10 Conference. It examines efforts to meet the strategic objectives of all twelve areas of concern in the Beijing...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Actions to End Violence Against Women - A Regional Scan of the Pacific 2002
This study is part of a global assessment by UNIFEM on actions to end violence against women and girls. It focuses on three categories of violence experienced by women and girls, particularly in the Pacific region: domestic violence, rape, and...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Bringing Equality Home: Implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
This report documents global efforts to embrace the tenets of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). It provides a collection of case studies which serve as "snapshots" of the dynamic process...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis (Executive Summary)
This is an executive summary of the "Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis" report, which concludes that women are bearing the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and that strategies to reverse its effects cannot succeed unless women and girls are...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Women's Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap
This report assesses the size of the gender gap in fifty-eight countries, including all thirty countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and twenty-eight other countries from the "emerging market" world. It...

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