Report / White Paper

This paper analyzes the political inclusion of women and Afro-descendents in Brazil. It describes party and election laws and regulations in Brazil aimed at increasing women’s participation in politics.

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.

Unlike the other MDGs that are to be achieved by 2015, the third MDG on gender equality and women’s empowerment was to be achieved by the year 2005 but it was not. In that sense, it is a missed goal.

This book examines the impact of gender differences on development planning. It describes the roles of men and women in the economy, politics and policy-making in the Americas.

This paper describes women’s civil society in Afghanistan and assesses the needs of Afghan women’s non-governmental organizations and community. It also provides policy recommendations on building and sustaining a strong Afghan women’s civil society.

This paper describes the impact of social, cultural and political changes in Latin America on women’s political participation. It also discusses the barriers women have to overcome to achieve and exercise real power.

Based on the findings of UNRISD ongoing gender research and over 60 specially commissioned studies, the report’s analysis is centred on the economic and political reforms of the 1990s.

This paper describes relationships between women and political parties in South Asia, with case studies of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India. It also explores how political parties and social movements organize women and address women’s issues.

This paper assesses trends in women’s labor-market positions in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland from 1989 to 2002.