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Gender Equality

November 10, 2013
Backward States put up more women candidates than developed States, India

While women remain under-represented in elections, an interesting new dimension has emerged from the first analysis of 50 years of Assembly election data. India’s backward States systematically put up more female candidates than the developed southern States.

How to Secure the Gains Afghan Women Have Made

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November 8, 2013

How to Secure the Gains Afghan Women Have Made

The women of Afghanistan today aren’t the same women of 2001. They’ve expanded their access to health care, education, justice, and political power.

The women of Afghanistan today aren’t the same women of 2001. They’ve expanded their access to health care, education, justice, and political power.

Papua New Guinea - Country gender assessment for the period 2011-2012

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October 28, 2013

Papua New Guinea - Country gender assessment for the period 2011-2012

Papua New Guinea (PNG) became independent in 1976 as a constitutional parliamentary democracy.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) became independent in 1976 as a constitutional parliamentary democracy.

Gender Budget Initiatives: Strategies, Concepts, and Experiences

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October 25, 2013

Gender Budget Initiatives: Strategies, Concepts, and Experiences

This book, published by UNIFEM in 2002, is a compilation of papers and statements made at the high level International Conference "Strengthening Economic and Fianncial Governance Through Gender Responsive Budgeting." The collection provides state of the art research and analysis of the concepts,

This book, published by UNIFEM in 2002, is a compilation of papers and statements made at the high level International Conference "Strengthening Economic and Fianncial Governance Through Gender Responsive Budgeting." The collection provides state of the art research and analysis of the concepts,

Engendering Budgets: A Practitioner's Guide to Understanding and Implementing Gender-Responsive

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October 25, 2013

Engendering Budgets: A Practitioner's Guide to Understanding and Implementing Gender-Responsive

This practical guide by Debbie Budlender and Guy Hewitt, based on experiences of past gender budget initiatives, provides a comprehensive outline of how to engender budgets.

This practical guide by Debbie Budlender and Guy Hewitt, based on experiences of past gender budget initiatives, provides a comprehensive outline of how to engender budgets.

BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs Gender and Budgets

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October 25, 2013

BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs Gender and Budgets

Everyone who has struggled to mainstream gender into public policy recognises that programmed action without money attached amounts to inaction. While government budgets allocate resources in ways that perpetuate gender biases, budgets also offer the potential to transform gender inequalities.

Everyone who has struggled to mainstream gender into public policy recognises that programmed action without money attached amounts to inaction. While government budgets allocate resources in ways that perpetuate gender biases, budgets also offer the potential to transform gender inequalities.

Financing for Development: Aid Effectiveness and Gender-Responsive Budgets

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October 25, 2013

Financing for Development: Aid Effectiveness and Gender-Responsive Budgets

Financing for Development: Aid Effectiveness and Gender-Responsive Budgets Background paper prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat in May 2007 by Debbie Budlender, Community Agency for Social Enquiry, Cape Town, South Africa

Financing for Development: Aid Effectiveness and Gender-Responsive Budgets Background paper prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat in May 2007 by Debbie Budlender, Community Agency for Social Enquiry, Cape Town, South Africa

Budgeting to end gender inequalities in the education sector

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October 25, 2013

Budgeting to end gender inequalities in the education sector

This paper prepared by Fatou Lo and Nisreen Alami explains how gender responsive budgeting tools can help address persistent gender inequalities in the education sector.

This paper prepared by Fatou Lo and Nisreen Alami explains how gender responsive budgeting tools can help address persistent gender inequalities in the education sector.