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CSW side event
Monday, March 22, 2021
Gender Justice & The Law Implications of inequality before the law for full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence
This side event during CSW65 would build on the 2020 annual meeting of the Governmental Subcommittee on Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective of the session would be to: - Introduce the Gender Justice and the Law tool...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Case Study
Gender Justice & The Law: Assessment of laws affecting gender equality in the Arab States region
UN Women
Conducted by UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, and ESCWA, this study on Gender Justice & the Law in the Arab States Region provides a comprehensive assessment of laws and policies affecting gender equality and protection against gender-based violence in...
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
Report / White Paper
Gender quotas in single-member district electoral systems
Conventional knowledge on the effectiveness of gender quotas for enhancing women’s political participation has, to date, been unanimous on the superiority of quotas in proportional representation (PR) systems. Yet this view overlooks the many...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Gabrielle Bardall
Gabrielle Bardall is an academic and an electoral assistance expert with a decade of experience supporting electoral processes in transitional states. She has worked in more than 25 countries with international organizations including UNDP, UN Women...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Academic Paper / Article
Gender-Specific Election Violence: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies
The rising influence of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) has paralleled the rapid development of women’s political participation worldwide. For women entering political life or holding public positions, new ICTs are frequently...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Report / White Paper
Gender-Sensitive Media: A Voluntary Code of Ethics
The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to help individual journalists, media persons, management and owners of media houses to promote gender justice in their organizational policies as well as in their professions to become better at their work, by...
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Gender-responsive Public Procurement
The Government of Iraq is in the process of drafting a public procurement law. This drafting phase provides an opportunity to incorporate specific incentives for women within the law. It is expected that with these provisions, Iraqi women’s...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Geneva II offers best chance for a political solution to Syria Crisis
Oxfam calls for increased participation of women and civil society organizations in peace process The Geneva II Conference, which opens today, must deliver real change in the lives of ordinary Syrians, says the worldwide development organization...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Report / White Paper
Gender Quotas and Female Leadership: A Review
Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in politics and business across the globe. In many countries, policy-makers have responded by introducing gender quotas in...
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Academic Paper / Article
Guaranteeing Equality between Women and Men in the Constitution
A paper on gender sensitive constitution drafting in phases of transition.   (We invite our users to read the complete report here)
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Global: Women are essential to democracy
The woman in Tahrir Square was worried. "The men were keen for me to be here when we were demanding that Mubarak should go," she told me when I visited Cairo last month. "But now he has gone, they want me to go home". Some of the bravest...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Multimedia
Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Morocco
Gender-responsive budgeting is a crucial tool for women's empowerment. In Morocco, UN Women has worked with the government to create a more tailored approach in which budgeting can have a more effective and immediate impact. As this documentary...
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Monday, March 09, 2009
Multimedia
Getting Ahead: Testimonials of Women in Politics (Trailer)
iKNOW Politics and its partners present the film entitled Getting Ahead: Testimonials from Women in Politics that features incredible stories of women politicians from around the world. The film highlights the cases of prominent women leaders from...
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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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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Report / White Paper
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...
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