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BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs Gender and Cultural Change

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April 9, 2014

BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs Gender and Cultural Change

Is gender and development a northern imposition on cultures of the south? Yes, in the sense that much of development, including gender and development, is dominated by northern agendas.

Is gender and development a northern imposition on cultures of the south? Yes, in the sense that much of development, including gender and development, is dominated by northern agendas.

BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs Gender and Governance

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April 9, 2014

BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs Gender and Governance

Put simply, governance refers to decision-making by a range of interested people (or 'stakeholders') including those in formal positions of power and 'ordinary' citizens.

Put simply, governance refers to decision-making by a range of interested people (or 'stakeholders') including those in formal positions of power and 'ordinary' citizens.

April 9, 2014
Tonga’s Queen Nanasipau‘u Welcomes Women’s Parliament

Tonga (Matangi Tonga, April 7, 2014) –Tonga's first "Practice Parliament for Women" is a crucial milestone and marks a very positive step forward for Tonga, said Queen

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Has there been progress in women's political participation in your country?

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April 7, 2014

Has there been progress in women's political participation in your country?

The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics asked various women during the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of women if they believed there has been progress in women's pol

The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics asked various women during the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of women if they believed there has been progress in women's pol

April 4, 2014
In Rwanda, women paved the way to reconciliation

Twenty years ago tonight, the assassination of Rwanda’s president set in motion the most gruesomely efficient genocide in modern history.

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Sen. Claire McCaskill gives advice to women in politics

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April 1, 2014

Sen. Claire McCaskill gives advice to women in politics

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill shared her hard-earned advice and opinions about women in politics and leadership positions during a lecture on March 28, at Iowa State University.

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill shared her hard-earned advice and opinions about women in politics and leadership positions during a lecture on March 28, at Iowa State University.

How much progress have we made? An analysis of women's political participation in subnational governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

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March 27, 2014

How much progress have we made? An analysis of women's political participation in subnational governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

In recent decades, subnational politics have taken on particular relevance in the process of expanding citizens’ rights.
In recent decades, subnational politics have taken on particular relevance in the process of expanding citizens’ rights.

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