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The United Nations: A Framework for Support of Gender in Cambodia
2006The United Nations (UN) is committed to addressing gender concerns in Cambodia as a priority in its implementation of the UN Development Assistance Framework 2006-2010. The UN recognises that women are underrepresented politically in Cambodia and have a lower economic, social and cultural status to men.DocumentThe Progress Report on Implementation of Beijing Platform for Action on Women's Issues 1995-2005
Royal Government of Cambodia, 2004Since 1995, when it signed up to the Beijing Platform for Action, the Royal Government of Cambodia has incorporated gender strategies into national plans and policies.DocumentStatus report 2006: progress towards the goals for growth, social well-being and governance in Tanzania
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2006This report is a key output of Tanzania's National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) for the period 2005-2010. It provides a consolidated national view of the strategy's progress based on MKUKUTA's three major clusters of desired outcomes for poverty reduction: growth, social well-being, and governance.DocumentImproving women's lives: World Bank actions since Beijing
World Bank, 2006The World Bank is committed to helping member countries fulfil the Beijing Platform for Action and recognises that gender equality is critical to development and poverty reduction. The World Bank's emphasis on gender increased after the 1995 Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women.DocumentGirls and science: a training module on motivating girls to embark on science and technology careers
Education Sector, UNESCO, 2006What practical guidance and training is available for educators to help redress the under-representation and under-achievement of girls in science and technology subjects in African countries?DocumentWomen in Bolivarian Venezuela Part 2: The Bolivarian Response to the Feminization of Poverty in Venezuela
Venezuela Analysis, 2005Innovative social and economic strategies are necessary to combat the growing incidence and severity of poverty among women in Venezuela. Legislative change to fight gender inequality, a root cause of the predominantly female poverty, is only the start.DocumentFifth Periodic Report on Implementation of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Japan)
Government of Japan, 2002Japan's 5th periodic report on the implementation of the ?Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women? (CEDAW) covers the period May 1998 to April 2002. It was put together in consultation with a wide range of civil society groups.DocumentCitizenship degraded: Indian women in a modern state and a pre-modern society
Oxfam, 2003One of the greatest barriers to achieving full citizenship rights for women is culture. If development organisations are to help advance women's rights and full citizenship then they must abandon explanations on the basis of ?culture? that ignore gender-based discrimination, and overcome their anxieties about appearing neo-colonial.DocumentWomen, nationality and citizenship
United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003In the majority of cases, nationality is crucial to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. This has significant implications for those who do not have nationality such as stateless persons and refugees. However, looking at nationality also reveals numerous gender discriminations.DocumentWomen in the Market: A Manual for Popular Economic Literacy
Network Women in Development Europe, 2000Designed for WIDE's popular economics training, this manual combines a popular education framework with economic literacy tools to develop a better understanding of the fundamental workings of a market economy. It provides information on the particulars of the current economy: globalisation, restructuring, fluctuations (unemployment, inflation) and the WTO.Pages