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    A user’s guide to measuring gender-sensitive basic service delivery

    United Nations Development Programme, 2009
    The delivery of gender-sensitive basic services for women is a prerequisite for development. However, the the Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved unless and until women are able to contribute to and benefit from development on equal par with men.
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    Active citizens, accountable governments

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2011
    Throughout Latin America a diverse range of interest groups form a vibrant and innovative civil society. These groups are the driving force behind progress towards greater transparency, decentralization of decision-making and consolidation of democracy.
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    Equality in politics: a survey of women and men in parliaments

    Inter Parliamentary Union, 2008
    When women are involved in all aspects of political life, including as members of parliament, societies are more equitable and democracy is both strengthened and enhanced. However, they have been sidelined from the structures of state that determine political and legislative priorities.
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    From words to action: best practices for women's participation in Latin American political parties

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2008
    Even though women represent more than a half of the voting population in many countries and have been widely incorporated into the economic sphere, there is still an important gap between these advances and women’s access to elected or political party positions.
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    Variation in corruption between Mexican states: elaborating the gender perspective

    Quality of Government Institute, 2010
    Cross-country comparative studies show that a high number of women in elected office is related to a low level of corruption. Whether there is a causal relationship is, however, disputed. However, sub-national analyses confirm that states with a high number of women elected tend to display lower levels of corruption than states with a low number of women elected.
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    Strengthening Women's Citizenship: Kosovo security sector and decentralisation

    Fride, 2010
     Kosovo has developed a number of policies and mechanisms to respond to the needs of its citizens, in particular in relation to security and decentralisation.
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    Arab Parliamentary Bulletin (issue 5): considering gender quotas in parliament

    United Nations Development Programme, 2010
    Arab women have achieved significant progress over the past decades. Once marginal in some parts of the Arab world, female education has reached unprecedented levels. Important progress can also be noted at other social levels. The proportion of women in the workforce has risen considerably across the region and women now enjoy better access to health and other social services.
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    Women’s engagement with political parties in contemporary Africa: reflections on Uganda’s experience

    Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2010
    This paper reviews and reflects on the experience of women’s political engagement in contemporary Uganda after the introduction of multiparty competitive elections in 2006.
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    Power, voice and rights: a turning point for gender equality in Asia and the Pacific

    United Nations Development Programme, 2010
    In every country across Asia and the Pacific, pervasive gender inequality remains a barrier to progress, justice and social stability, and deprives the region of a significant source of human potential. Inequality persists despite robust growth and progress, and cuts even deeper for poorer or otherwise excluded groups.
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    Women's political participation and influence in Sierra Leone

    Fride, 2009
    Gender relations in Sierra Leone are extremely unequal and Sierra Leonean women face high levels of exclusion, violence and poverty.

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