Elections

The paper includes three brief case studies of the electoral processes in Yemen, Lebanon and Jordan. It attempts to assess how the electoral process in each of these countries was supportive, or not, of women’s participation.

This report illustrates the progress and new challenges the UNDP is facing in its day-to-day work on gender mainstreaming.

This report examines the significance of gender to governance; explores the new structures created by Rwanda's transitional government to increase women's participation in the political arena; and highlights women's contributions to promoting peace through good governance.

The Orissa Human Development Report 2004 analyzes the Indian state's attainments vis-à-vis three basic tenets that define human development: livelihood, health and education, as well as some key issues central to human development such as food security and vulnerability to natural disasters.

This Human Development Report focuses on the implications of the process of European Union (EU) accession for human development in Romania.

This report presents an overview of the state of human development in Kenya, focusing primarily on poverty and gender inequality.

This presentation offers recommendations to improve gender sensitivity in election processes, outlines legal and institutional frameworks, and lists various means of encouraging political mobilization and participation.

This article provides a summary of the strategies employed to enhance the participation of women in the political process in East Timor.

The essays in this volume explore the multiple factors that influence the process of engendering governance in complex societies. They focus particularly on the changing roles of various actors such as women’s movements, the state and civil society.