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  Fiscal Policy, Accountability and Voice: the Example of Gender Responsive Budget Initiatives, background paper for the Human Development Report (HDR) 2002

  United Nations Development Programme, 2002

  Processes to bring broader public accountability for fiscal policy in ways that are sensitive to the needs of poor women and men are still in their infancy. Gender responsive budget initiatives (GRBIs) seek to widen governance and accountability structures by bringing women's voices to discussions on public spending, revenue-raising and debt.
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  Gender Impacts of Government Revenue Collection: The Case of Taxation

  Commonwealth Secretariat, 2004

  Are tax systems gender neutral? Assessing taxation and revenue from a gender perspective is no easy task. Political and technical constraints help to explain why most work to date has focused on expenditure. This paper provides information to assist in the analysis of potential gender bias in tax systems and help the design of gender-sensitive revenue measures.
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  International Gender and Trade Network: WTO Fifth Ministerial Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, September 10-14th, 2003 (Position Papers on Four WTO Issues)

  2003

  The IGTN Advocacy Document for the 5th WTO Ministerial Meeting that was held in Cancun, Mexico in September 2003 focuses on these four issues and identifies critical advocacy positions for each of them.
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  Women's Informal Employment in Transition Economies

  Institute of Public Finance, Croatia, 2002

  Women's employment in transition countries, notably Central and Eastern Europe has become increasingly informal and flexible. The first growing trend is that women are more involved in cross-border trade, known as 'suitcase' trade, often keeping women away from home for days or months.
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  Women's Informal Employment in Palestine: Securing a Livelihood Against All Odds

  2002

  The growth of informal employment opportunities, particularly for women, has not been much studied. The authors argue, however, that informal employment is an essential part of survival strategies for Palestinian households and represents a significant component of economic activity. The occupation of the area has limited the opportunities to build long-term economic infrastructure.
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  Common Ground, Women's Access to Natural Resources and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals

  2003

  Due to traditional gender roles, many women and girls are denied access to and control over water, energy, land and biodiversity, despite their critical role in sustaining these natural resources. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can potentially address this concern.
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  Shifting Spaces: Women, Citizenship and Migration within the European Union

  Polity Press, 1998

  This book is based on a research project examining the gender dimensions of internal migration in the European Union (EU). The impact of EU membership on the citizenship experience of female EU nationals as they migrate from one member country to another is explored.
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  Promoting Gender Equity in the Democratic Process: women's Paths to Political Participation and Decisionmaking

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2000

  How can women be integrated in processes of democratisation? The participation of women in political and economic processes is essential for democratic governance. The PROWID grants system supported activities such as lobbying and advocacy, skills development and developing institutions to further women's social and economic rights.
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  Guidelines for Integrating Gender Analysis into Biodiversity Research

  1998

  How can gender be mainstreamed into programmes concerned with the sustainable use and management of biodiversity? The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has produced guidelines on how to integrate gender analysis into biodiversity research.
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  United Nations Development fund for Women (UNIFEM) contribution to the World Bank and IMF PRSP preview

  World Bank, 2001

  The following feedback from UNIFEM on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) review is based on assessments done by non-governmental organisations, consultants and national women’s machineries in countries with both interim and full PRSPs.Areas of concern include:one of the key areas where there is a singular lack of gender dimension in the PRSPs is that of data collection to infor

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