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    Gender and Governance: Supporting Resources Collection

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    This Supporting Resources Collection - part of the BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and Governance - showcases existing work on gender and governance. It presents summaries of a mix of conceptual and research papers, policy briefings, advocacy documents, case study material, and practical tools from diverse regions and disciplines.
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    BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 21: Gender and Governance

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    Governance processes - with their emphasis on principles of accountability, transparency, responsiveness and inclusiveness - should be a means to social transformation. But despite this potential, they are failing to deliver on gender equality.
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    Engendering Local Democracy: The Impact of Quotas for Women in India's Panchayats

    Routledge, 2006
    Has women's increased participation in local governance institutions resulted in outcomes that contribute towards gender equality in India?
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    Putting National Gender-based Violence Legislation into Practice in the Philippines

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    Gender-based violence (GBV) is a major problem in the Philippines, with approximately 9 per cent of women aged 18 and above having experienced physical abuse, much of which happens in the home at the hands of a relative or partner.
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    Women's Situation in New Zealand

    Online Women in Politics, 2000
    This brief outlines the status of women in New Zealand in relation to politics and decision-making, and violence against women, trafficking of women and women's rights violations. Women remain underrepresented in government in New Zealand - for example of the 25 members of the Cook Islands Parliament only two are women.
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    The Individual and the Political: Promundo's Evolving Approaches in Engaging Young Men in Transforming Masculinities

    BRIDGE, 2007
    How can resistance to inequitable and/or violent forms of masculinity be promoted? Instituto Promundo - a Brazilian initiative against gender violence - focuses on promoting positive masculinities. This paper discusses the process which established the project, such as consultations with young men from a variety of contexts.
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    UNIFEM Afganistan Fact Sheet 2007

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2007
    What is women's situation in Afghanistan in 2007? This factsheet presents key statistics in a number of key areas, including political participation, labour force participation, health, education, marriage and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Afghanistan has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world, and a low female life expectancy of just 44 years.
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    3rd Pacific Ministers Meeting on Women, June 2007 & Final Decisions of The 10th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women, May 2007

    Secretariat of the Pacific Community,, 2007
    The 10th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women was attended by Ministers and officials from Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs) holding responsibilities for women's ministries and departments, and development partners.
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    Iraqi Women Under Siege

    Women for Peace and Global Exchange, 2007
    Are Iraqi women less politically, economically and socially active in post-war Iraq than they were under Saddam Hussain? This paper argues that Saddam Hussein's dictatorial government and 12 years of severe sanctions reduced the relatively extensive rights and freedoms Iraqi women had gained under previous governments.
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    Iraq: The Status of Women in Iraq: An Assessment of Iraq's De Jure and De Facto Compliance with International Legal Standards

    Iraq Legal Development Project, 2005
    Although women in Iraq have a 25 percent quota in political representation, they still face considerable obstacles in their quest to secure their human rights. This paper assesses the degree to which Iraqi women in law (de jure) and in practice (de facto) enjoy the protection of their rights as guaranteed under international agreements.

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