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  Experts Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) in Selected African Countries: Proceedings

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2003

  Through presentations and working groups, participants from governments, civil society and donor agencies explored conceptual issues around gender and poverty, how to engender Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the extent to which gender-sensitive budget initiatives are integrated into these.
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  Individual versus Community

  Publishers WWW sites, 1998

  Citizenship theory is based largely on the rights and responsibilities of the individual. Where does the community fit in to such theories, and how does the emphasis on the individual limit the application of citizenship theories to a western perspective? In this chapter Chilla Bulbeck challenges three key areas of citizenship theory and practice.
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  Drafting Gender-Aware legislation: How to Promote Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

  Eastern Europe and CIS Sub-Regional Resource Facility, 2003

  This is a handbook produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Eastern Europe and CIS Sub-Regional Resource Facility, to provide practical guidelines for improving the gender-sensitivity of legislation and policy in practice.
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  Decentralisation: Toward Gender Orientation

  2001

  How can a gender perspective and women's interests be included in decentralisation processes through technical advisory services? This publication from GTZ outlines the various entry points through which donors can assist in ensuring that women and men participate equally in the process and its outcomes. The publication is divided into national and local level actions.
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  Gender and Local Government

  2002

  Local government is the area of state policy closest to people and is therefore an important focus for work on citizenship. Although it is responsible for many goods and services that are on the surface available to all, many factors, including race and gender, influence whether people receive them.
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  Gender and Local Governance

  2001

  This is a handbook outlining strategies in local governance to ensure that women's needs and interests are incorporated into development planning at the local level. Going beyond service delivery, it includes issues of power, decision-making, participation and accountability as part of the picture of how citizens can access their entitlements to development.
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  Building civil societies: a guide for social and political activism

  Women Living Under Muslim Law, 2000

  This is a guide for groups, individuals, activists and researchers that supports political lobbying, the organisation of protest campaigns and other mobilisation around domestic violence, legal reforms or peace activism. Strategies include work at local, national and international levels.
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  Local Action/Global Change: Learning about the Human Rights of Women and Girls

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 1999

  This book aims to develop human rights awareness and provide information on issue-oriented actions. It includes substantive information about the human rights of women in such areas as violence, health, reproduction and sexuality, education, the global economy, the workplace, and family life.
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  Local Power Series

  2000

  This series of workbooks shows how citizenship is related to, and can change people's daily lives. Individual and group exercises invite participants to analyse their own situation, and to identify their needs and areas of discrimination in their community. One exercise asks people to write down three rights and three responsibilities.
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  Does Sex Make a Difference: An Equalities Pack for Young People on International Women's Day

  2003

  ?Get a Life!? is one message of this pack which looks at why women are underrepresented in politics in the UK. Young people, particularly girls, are encouraged to get involved in politics and representative bodies in school, community and government. Positive stories are presented of women's and young people's participation in politics.

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