18th Annual Conference 2009 Women, Gender and Political Spaces: Historical Perspectives
Within recent feminist scholarship considerable attention has been paid to the role of gender in constructing social space.
East Asia and the Pacific
Fourth Annual Women's Leadership Conference
Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2009 is a three-day program, which consists of three components: study session "women's leadership and empowerment of disadvantaged groups", presentati
Gender Responsive Budgeting in Pakistan: Experience and lessons learned
This article describes the experience and lessons learned to date during the implementation of gender responsive budgeting (GRB) in Pakistan.
Women2Women Cultural Connection & Leadership Program
Empower Peace is now accepting applications for its 4th Annual Women2Women America conference, to be held August 1-8, 2009, at Lesley University in Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA .
Getting Ahead: Testimonials of Women in Politics (Trailer)
iKNOW Politics and its partners present the film entitled Getting Ahead: Testimonials from Women in Politics that features incredible stories of women politicians from around the world.
February 18, 2009
Assassination Of Elizabeth Wong, Malaysia
In a self-penned farewell letter, Elizabeth Wong describes the darkest episode in her life, and how she has never felt 'so alone, vulnerable and humiliated'
Women and Politics in Asia: A Springboard for Democracy?
The conference series “Women and Politics in Asia” started 2003 in Sweden, at Halmstad University, and was continued 2004 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and 2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Decentralization and Women's Political Participation
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SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION CIRCLE 2011:
The Discussion Circle on “Decentralization and Women's Political Participation” was initiated in 2008 and concluded in 2010.
The members discussed on the importance to empower and involve women in local government as decision makers, planners and managers to meet the challenges of sustainable human development.
This summary of the discussion circle is based on your contributions and we hope that if you find this interesting you would be interested in participating at other ongoing discussion circles. To read click here.
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SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION CIRCLE 2011:
The Discussion Circle on “Decentralization and Women's Political Participation” was initiated in 2008 and concluded in 2010.
The members discussed on the importance to empower and involve women in local government as decision makers, planners and managers to meet the challenges of sustainable human development.
This summary of the discussion circle is based on your contributions and we hope that if you find this interesting you would be interested in participating at other ongoing discussion circles. To read click here.
Gender Mainstreaming in South-East Asia
This consolidated response highlights the role of international organizations, national governments, and non-profit women’s organizations in mainstreaming gender into national policies and legislation of the South-East Asian countries.