Getting political party support, views from Uganda
Ms. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga talks about strategies employed by her in getting her political party to support her candidature to become the speaker of Parliament of Uganda.
Uganda
UGANDA: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
On February 18th, Uganda is holding presidential and parliamentary elections. The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
Winnie Byanyima
former Director of the UNDP Gender Team, Bureau for Development Policy
Gender Quotas in African Countries
This consolidated response highlights various types of quotas adopted in African countries and provides details on the implementation of quotas under different electoral systems. The response also includes several annexes with data on quotas based on country and on quota type.
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Africa Women's Political Leadership
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Africa Women's Political Leadership
This group is open to all women who wish to discuss women's political participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The Club of Madrid African Women Leaders Project brought together women from Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone in a conference in Brussels in October 2008.
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This group is open to all women who wish to discuss women's political participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The Club of Madrid African Women Leaders Project brought together women from Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone in a conference in Brussels in October 2008.
Culture Matters – Working with Communities and Faith-based Organizations
This report provides insight into integrating cultural analysis in development programmes, especially in the critical areas of gender equity and equality and reproductive health and rights.
Gender Networking and Advocacy Work in Uganda: Controlling the Agenda and Strategies of Resistance
This article examines the relationships between various actors in Uganda who have an interest in advocacy on gender issues.
National Machineries for Women in Development: experiences, lessons and strategies
This report includes salient point s and recommendations from the BRIDGE 1996 report on National Machineries for Women (NWMs), updated with more recent thinking, policy and practice. Also included are summaries of some best practice examples.
Winnie Byanyima
Director of the UNDP Gender Team, Bureau for Development Policy