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    The Central American Women's Movement and Public Policy

    One World Action, 2003
    What are the particular needs of women workers in Central America? How are these needs met by current labour rights instruments? To what extent are the instruments themselves and their implementation gender-sensitive? What strategies can be used to strengthen women workers' rights? These questions are addressed in this report through an analysis of the Central American women's movement.
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    Women Worker's Rights - Who is Responsible? Gender Perspectives in Worker's Rights in Central America with Reference to Labour Rights Instruments

    One World Action, 2003
    What are the rights of female workers and are these enforced? One World Action (OWA) held a seminar with the Nicaraguan NGO Movimiento de Mujeres Trabajadoras y Desempleadas ?Mar¡a Elena Cuadra? (MEC, the ?Mar¡a Elena Cuadra? Movement for Working and Unemployed Women).
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    Guide to Launching a National Campaign for 50/50 in Government

    Centre for Legislative Development, 2001
    A 50/50 ratio of women and men in government is needed to ensure democracy, human rights and representation of women's needs and interests. The Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) international campaign for 50 per cent women in government demands that governments work for a critical mass of 30 per cent by 2003 and 50 per cent by 2005.
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    Gender and Citizenship: Learning from South Africa?

    Agenda Feminist Publishing, 2001
    In what ways does political transformation mean a change in meanings and practice of citizenship - in the relationships between individuals and the state? This paper discusses the experiences of women, particularly black women, of citizenship in South Africa, where the new administration promised a new politics based on civil society and universal citizenship.
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    Governing for Equity, Gender, Citizenship and Governance

    Royal Tropical Institute, 2003
    This publication comes out of the Gender, Citizenship and Governance programme of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Netherlands. The project aimed to develop good practice in changing governance institutions to promote gender equality, enhance citizen participation and build accountability of public administration systems.
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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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    Gender Analysis of Budgets as a Tool for Achieving Gender Equality in the Arab World

    2002
    How can budgets become more gender-sensitive in the Arab region? This newsletter from the Economic Research Forum(ERF) highlights existing policy relevant research to assist governments, organisations and researchers to track, monitor and evaluate national and local public budgets from a gender and poverty perspective.
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    Gender Budgets and Beyond: Feminist Fiscal Policy in the Context of Globalisation

    BRIDGE, 2003
    This article is part of a special issue of Oxfam's Gender and Development journal entitled Women Reinventing Globalisation, bringing together insights drawn from the Ninth International Forum of the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). It focuses on the gender-blindness of macro-economic and fiscal policies.
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    Alternative Report of Cladem Peru on the Implementation in Peru of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

    2002
    This shadow report, led by The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights -Peru (CLADEM-Peru), contributes to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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    CEDAW Fifth Periodic Reports of State Parties: Peru

    United Nations, 2001
    Peru's fifth submission to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) outlines the status of women in Peru. The government has faced difficulties changing attitudes that discriminate against women.

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