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  Women's Political Participation in Rural India

  SAGE Publications, 2006

  This paper explores underlying themes related to women's political participation in rural Gujarati, in India. An analysis of this data provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics.
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  Guaranteed Employment and Gender Construction: Women's Mobilizations in Maharashtra

  BRIDGE, 2006

  Gender analyses of Employment Guarantee Schemes (EGS) in the Indian State of Maharashtra are often praised EGS as 'women friendly' because they attract a large number of female workers. This paper describes the experience of the following initiatives: Maharashtra Rajya Shetmajoor Parishad, Shramik Sanghatana, Mukti Sanghrash and Stree Mukti Sangharash.
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  Taking Stock: Afghan Women and Girls Five Years On

  Womankind, 2006

  Are the gains made on paper by women in Afghanistan matched by the realities on the ground? This third report in the 'Taking Stock' series finds that there have been some legal, civil and constitutional gains for women in Afghanistan over the last five years.
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  Beyond Numbers: Supporting Women's Political Participation and Promoting Gender Equality in Post-Conflict Governance in Africa. A review of the role of the United Nations Development Fund for Women

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2006

  In recent years, there has been a striking increase in the numbers of women in public decision-making roles in Africa at regional, national, and local levels. Interestingly, many of the countries with the highest proportion of women in decision-making structures have recently emerged from armed conflict.
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  Gender Audit 2003 Elections and Issues in Women's Political Participation in Nigeria

  Women's Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, 2003

  In almost all countries, women have the right to vote and are eligible for elections. In reality, women's representation in public life is still generally very low due to factors ranging from the socio-cultural to the religious, the social and the political. Nigeria is no exception. It has never had a female president, nor are there any female governors.
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  The Invincible Invisibles: Ethiopian Women in Conflict and Peacemaking

  University for Peace, 2005

  Women's position in relation to conflict is complex. They can be among the most vulnerable and victimised groups but can also play central roles. The most dominant image in relation to women and conflict is that of vulnerability and victimisation. The contribution they make in resisting invading forces and maintaining the society during conflicts is ignored.
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  The Millennium Development Goals report 2006

  UN, 2006

  This resource is the latest status report published by the United Nations (UN) regarding progress made towards achieving the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It highlights successes in increased primary education enrolment, in lower HIV infection rates and in enhanced debt relief.
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  BRIDGE Report 40: Gender and empowerment: definitions, approaches and implications for policy

  BRIDGE, 1997

  What is women's empowerment' If women are empowered, does that mean that men have less power' Empowerment has become a new 'buzzword' in international development language but is often not well understood. This paper explains the different understandings of empowerment, and how empowerment strategies should be designed.
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  Towards multiparty system in Uganda: the effect on female representation in Politics

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006

  How much leverage do women in politics have in Uganda? Has the new multiparty system that is in power been beneficial to the defence and promotion of women's rights and to the women's movement? In this paper, the author considers the position of women in Ugandan politics, and analyses the effects of the electoral and multiparty system on women's political participation.
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  Shadow Report to the Fifth Periodic Report of the Government of Bangladesh

  Steps Towards Development, 2004

  Has the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh delivered on their promises as a signatory of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?

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