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Handbook for Women’s Rights Advocates
Handbook for Women’s Rights Advocates
IFES has produced a handbook to serve as a tool for advocates of women’s rights and gender equality in Afghanistan, as well as Women of Influence. Women of Influence are those who pursue information about candidates’ policies and programs, engage candidates on topics of importance to women,…
Parliaments in Commonwealth Countries: Orientation for New Staff
Parliaments in Commonwealth Countries: Orientation for New Staff
Thank you for your interest in the Parliaments in Commonwealth Countries Module! While the course content will always be available on this website for all interested learners, the moderated course will bring learners from around the world together to discuss and share about…
Leading to Action: A Political Participation Handbook for Women
Leading to Action: A Political Participation Handbook for Women
Women’s Learning Partnership’s Leading to Action: A Political Participation Handbook for Womenis designed for use as a learning tool by those who are challenging themselves to play a more significant political role in their communities. Women’s participation is…
Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women
Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women
Women’s Learning Partnership’s Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women is based on a conceptualization of leadership as horizontal, inclusive, and participatory. In this model, leadership is viewed as a process that leads to greater choices for…
Constitution building after conflict: External support to a sovereign process
Constitution building after conflict: External support to a sovereign process
This policy paper aims to contribute to an ongoing discussion of constitution building in two ways. The first is to expand this discussion beyond expert groups in order to include the views of practitioners, given that constitution building is a key South-South issue. Second, it is particularly…
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building provides an essential foundation for understanding constitutions and constitution building. Full of world examples of ground-breaking agreements and innovative provisions adopted during processes of constitutional change, the Guide offers a wide range of…
Unseeing Eyes: Media Coverage and Gender in Latin American Elections
Unseeing Eyes: Media Coverage and Gender in Latin American Elections
In a society where mass media is the main venue for political information and electoral competition, limited visibility during a campaign can be challenging to a candidate and limit the possibilities of being elected.
This study covers five countries in Latin America and identifies…
Resource Guide for Theme Groups
Resource Guide for Theme Groups
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in their own right and central to all other development efforts. This resource guide for Gender Theme Groups (GTGs) has been developed to strengthen coordinated action in the UN system to support…
Gender Equality and Justice Programming: Equitable Access to Justice for Women
Gender Equality and Justice Programming: Equitable Access to Justice for Women
This primer outlines the major obstacles and barriers women face in accessing justice and suggests strategies and interventions to overcome these challenges. Gender mainstreaming is not a goal in itself, but rather a strategy towards achieving equality between men and…