Minorities and Indigenous Women

This summary report outlines the main outcomes of the IDRC sponsored conference on Women's Political Participation and Access to Basic Services in the Context of Decentralization.

This article describes how caste identity determines the place that women activists are given by villagers in their fieldwork and within women's organisations.

This volume contains the official documents from the Special Summit of Nuevo Leon (Mexico) and the IV Summit in Mar del Plata (Argentina).

How does migration advance or impede gender equality? How can policy-makers and practitioners promote gender equality in work on migration? Migration can bring new opportunities for greater gender equality and a better life, for those migrating and those they leave behind.

This report summarizes the Latin American Index of Fulfilled Commitment (IFC) and includes a measurement of the index from 1995 to 2003 in 18 countries of the region. The information presented in the IFC reveals progress and setbacks regarding gender equality at the national level.

This report sets out recommendations to improve the situation of migrant, refugee and trafficked women.

This paper was prepared for the Expert Group Meeting on “Enhancing Women’s Participation in Electoral Process in Post-Conflict Countries." It analyzes the participation of Guatemalan women in the two elections which took place during the post-conflict period.