Mainstreaming Gender in Local Government
Title | Mainstreaming Gender in Local Government PDF eBook |
Author | Municipal Development Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa |
Publisher | Municipal Development Partnership Eastern and Southern Afric |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Local government |
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Gender Mainstreaming in Local Authorities
Title | Gender Mainstreaming in Local Authorities PDF eBook |
Author | Wandia Seaforth |
Publisher | Un-Habitat |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Gender mainstreaming |
ISBN |
Since the 1980s, there has been growing recognition of the need to ensure women's equal access to urban public spaces. Many initiatives to mainstream gender by local governments have been documented. Some are comprehensive and are based on supportive policies. Others are ad hoc and address specific issues, sometimes due to crises. Whatever the context, the initiatives provide lessons that other can learn from. This book documents such initiatives.
Mainstreaming Gender in Development
Title | Mainstreaming Gender in Development PDF eBook |
Author | Fenella Porter |
Publisher | Oxfam |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780855985516 |
Articles discuss how gender mainstreaming has been understood in different organisations; provide examples of good work, which supports the empowerment of women; and look beyond gender mainstreaming to what new possibilities exist for transformation.
Gender in Local Government
Title | Gender in Local Government PDF eBook |
Author | Prabha Khosla |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Case studies |
ISBN |
"This sourcebook aims at providing local governments with the tools to better understand the importance of gender in the decision-making process and to reach better solutions for the communities they serve. For this publication the following key issues of local governance have been selected: participation in local government, land rights, urban planning, service provision, local government financing, violence against women and local economic development. Each of these issues is introduced by a brief gender analysis. Numerous case studies illustrate what local governments can do. Reflection questions and training exercises help trainers to develop successful training events. [...] [The manual] is designed as a companion to other UN-HABITAT training tools, providing local government trainers with the background and tested training methods they need to strengthen the gender dimension in their day-to-day training activities. The source book may also be used as a stand-alone tool, introducing local governments to gender issues and their importance for local government policy-making and project implementation." -- P. iv.
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Local Government
Title | Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Local Government PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Equal Opportunities Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 14 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Discrimination in employment |
ISBN |
Gender Mainstreaming in Education
Title | Gender Mainstreaming in Education PDF eBook |
Author | Elsa Leo-Rhynie |
Publisher | Commonwealth Secretariat |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Educational equalization |
ISBN | 0850925983 |
This is one of the sectoral guides which help to make up the Gender Management System (GMS) resource kit. GMS is an innovative system developed by the Commonwealth Secretariat for gender mainstreaming. This guide deals with how to mainstream gender issues in education.
Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia
Title | Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Ishtiaq Jamil |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2021-02-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9783030360146 |
This book explores and analyzes gender mainstreaming in South Asia. Gender mainstreaming as a concept is about removing disparities between men and women – about equal access to resources, inclusion and participation in the public sphere, representation in government, and empowerment, all with the aim of achieving equal opportunities for men and women in family life, society, administration, politics, and the economy. The challenges of gender mainstreaming in South Asia are huge, especially in the contexts of patriarchal, religious, and caste-based social norms and values. Men’s dominance in politics, administration, and economic activities is distinctly visible. Women have been subservient to the policy preferences of their male counterparts. However, in recent years, more women are participating in politics at the local and national levels, in administration, and in formal economic activities. Have gender equality and equity been ensured in South Asia? This book focuses on how gender-related issues are incorporated into policy formulation and governance, how they have fared, what challenges they have encountered when these policies were put into practice, and their implications and fate in the context of five South Asian countries. The authors have used varied frameworks to analyze gender mainstreaming at the micro and macro levels. Written from public administration and political science perspectives, the book provides an overview of the possibilities and constraints of gender mainstreaming in a region, which is not only diverse in ethnicity and religion, but also in economic progress, political culture, and the state of governance.