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Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Papua New Guinea: One woman defies the man's world of PNG
Photo credit: Hamish McDonald The family ties help, and Ms Parua has returned usually three times a year to the home she keeps in her village, but she is denigrated by some of her rivals for being an inconsequential woman. ''They say women...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Pakistan: Civil society, NGOs protest against treasury’s ‘gender-biased’ conduct
Aurat Foundation and other civil society organisations, including Legislative Watch Group, Violence Against Women Watch Group and Citizen Action Committees for Women Rights, expressing solidarity with women MPAs, strongly condemned the gender-biased...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Papua New Guinea: Hopes PNG polls will boost female MPs
Voting in Papua New Guinea's general election kicks off this weekend and a record number of candidates are hoping to win a seat in the country's parliament.   Hopes PNG polls will boost female MPs (Credit: ABC)  But politics is a man's...
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Pakistan: death threats against lawyer Asma Jahangir
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Papua New Guinea: Campaign to Boost Number of Female MPs in PNG
The campaign to increase the number of women in Papua New Guinea's Parliament is once again on in earnest. PNG's only female parliamentarian Dame Carol Kidu will signal the start of the campaign next week. Then, if all things go to plan, the...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Pacific Islands women are quietly making their mark on male politics
It was refreshing recently to see Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop draw national political attention to the question of Pacific women’s political status. But her survey of the current problems facing women in the region also made for...
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Website / Database
Political Finance Database
Updated on 12 December 2018. The International IDEA political finance database is the leading global resource of comparative political finance data for those interested in money in politics and has been since its launch in 2003. The political...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
Participation in Constitution Making: Making Women Voices Heard
The Women and Constitution Building Initiative in Nepal was initiated (June 2008) in the spirit of a newlyformed Constitution Assembly (CA) which saw the election of a high percentage of women.  International IDEA, together with its partners,...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Panel: Securing Justice for Women in Conflict States
UN Women and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is hosting a panel Securing justice for women in post-conflict states on Monday, 2 May 2011, 10:00–13:00, at the United Nations Headquarters. In 2011 the Security Council and the...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Report / White Paper
POWER, VOICE and RIGHTS - A Turning Point for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific
UNDP's Asia-Pacific Human Development Reports have been stimulating a lively dialogue within the region on a range of important issues. Prepared by experts from Asia and the Pacific, the Reports present an authentic account of human development...
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Politics, Policies and Progress
The influence of politics on policy, whether at local, national or international levels, has far-reaching implications for educational development. Globalisation, international aid, the knowledge economy and the marketisation of education are well-...
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Monday, June 04, 2007
Academic Paper / Article
Political Representation of Women of South Asia
This report presents data and statistics on women's political participation in South Asia, revealing the low percentage of women's political participation. It discusses in detail the efforts of women in India to lobby for reserved-seat legislation...
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Monday, March 19, 2007
Report / White Paper
Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including From a Gender Perspective: Regional Seminar for Parliaments of South-West Asia
This report compiles the results of a seminar entitled, "Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including From a Gender Perspective," held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in May 2003. The seminar discussed themes such as the respective roles of government and...
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
Report / White Paper
Political Parties in Asia: Promoting Reform And Combating Corruption In Eight Countries
This report presents the research findings of a project conducted by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) and the Council for Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) on Political Party Strategies to Combat Corruption. The...
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Friday, February 23, 2007
Report / White Paper
Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including From a Gender Perspective: Regional Seminar (Philippines)
This report compiles the speeches and presentations made during the seminar entitled, "Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including from a Gender Perspective," held in Manila, Philippines in July 2002. The seminar discussed themes such as...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Guide / Training Material
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...
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Report / White Paper
Progress of South Asian Women 2005
This report analzyes the status of women in South Asia within the framework of the twelve critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action. It presents a snapshot of the situation of women in South Asia and an overview of the...
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Friday, February 09, 2007
Guide / Training Material
Positioning Pacific Women for Progress, Politics and Peace
This report provides an overview of a UNIFEM-sponsored training programme and congress on women's political participation in the Pacific region. It contains a summary of the discussions from these events, which focused on two main themes: the...
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