Academic Paper / Article

The author outlines changing approaches to women’s issues and gender equality in theUN system both before and since the International Women’s Year in 1975 and describeshow different UN organisations followed up the recommendations made by the largeglobal women’s conferences.

This article analyzes the efforts and strategies used to make UN institutions change in a woman-friendly way. It also includes lessons learned from the strategies used to advocate for stronger women's participation within the United Nations organizations.

This paper reveals the positive role that Maghribi women have been playing in the overall development of their countries.

The article analyzes the founding conference of the United Nations to find out how a nearly completely male-dominated assembly proclaimed the equal rights of men and women as part of the fundamental human rights.

The article follows the evolution of norms and policies related to reproductive health and rights in the United Nations from the first decades after World War II to 2007.

This article describes the participation and representation of women in local government elections in South Africa.

This article describes the participation of women in the 1994 election in South Africa, and the particular difficulties women candidates faced during this election.

This document analyzes the changes in Latin America and the relationship between democratic governance and the reform of gender inequality practices. It provides two sections that evaluate the concept of governance, and the reflection on the relationship between gender and institutions.

This article reflects on the vocabulary commonly used within development organisations to communicate about 'gender and development'. It argues that the relevant terminology, though frequently used, remains problematic.