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1.Date Added to Site: Friday, 27th March 2009
TitleGender HIV and the Church: A Case Study
AuthorMarshall, M., Ouédraogo I., Sandilands M.
Document TypeCase Study
Publication DateMarch 2009
SummaryThis case study describes a two-year pilot project to engage local churches in reflecting on gender issues in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso.
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2.Date Added to Site: Friday, 27th March 2009
TitleEmerging Issue: The Gender Perspectives of the Financial Crisis
AuthorDivision for the Advancement of Women
Document TypeBackground Document
Publication DateMarch 2009
SummaryThrough a series of different documents, this website link reports on an interactive panel at the Commission on the Status of Women, 2009, on the gender perspectives of the global economic crisis.
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3.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleTroublesome Masculinities: Masculinities in Trouble
AuthorGreig, A.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateJanuary 2009
SummaryThis article explores the notion of 'troublesome' masculinities - such as violent behaviour or sexual risk taking - that characterise much of the policy thinking on problems of young men and gender. It draws attention the importance of focusing not only on the 'socialisation of young men', but also on broader structural inequalities.
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4.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleDAC Guiding Principles for Aid Effectiveness, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment,
AuthorOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Document TypeGuide
Publication DateDecember 2008
SummaryThis document takes the five principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness as entry points to make recommendations to donors and partner country governments in meeting their commitments to achieving gender equality and women's empowerment
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5.Date Added to Site: Friday, 27th March 2009
TitleSpeaking Out: How the Voices of Poor People are Shaping the Future. All Papers (in English, French and Spanish)
AuthorRowlands, J.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateNovember 2008
SummaryThis paper highlights good practice from Oxfam GB and its partners' global programme work for strengthening the participation of people in governance processes so that they can become active citizens and shape policy decisions.
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6.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleChanging their World: Concepts and Practices of Women’s Movements
AuthorBatliwala, S.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateNovember 2008
SummaryWhat is a feminist movement? What are the challenges faced by feminist movements? What are the elements of a movement-building approach? This paper addresses these questions, drawing on 10 case studies of women's movements from different regions of the world.
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7.Date Added to Site: Friday, 27th March 2009
TitleGender and the MDGs: A Gender Lens is Vital for Pro-poor Results
AuthorJones, N., Holmes, R. and Espey, J.
Document TypeTool
Publication DateSeptember 2008
SummaryThis Briefing paper discusses how gender relations underpin Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty and sustainable development; service access; care and care-giving; and voice and agency.
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8.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleGender Equality, HIV and AIDS: Challenges for the Education Sector
AuthorAikman, S., Unterhalter, E. and Boler, T.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateSeptember 2008
SummaryHow can schools help transform unequal gender relations in order to protect young people against HIV and AIDS? How can schools contribute to caring for those who are infected and affected by the virus?
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9.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleOn the Way to Improved Legal Reality. Strategies and Instruments Used to Tackle Discrimination Against Women in the Arab World
AuthorSabra, M.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateAugust 2008
SummaryWhat interventions are needed to improve the legal position of women, especially in Muslim societies, so that women's rights exist not only on paper but are realised in practice?
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10.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleWomen's Right to Land: Voices from Grassroots Movement and Working Women's Alliance from Gujarat
AuthorVelayudhan, M.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateMarch 2008
SummaryThis document traces the journey of the Working Group on Women and Land Ownership (WGWLO), a network of 23 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) based in Gujarat, India, which came together with the aim of changing aspects in laws and policies which inhibit women from owning land in their name.
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11.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleGender Accountability: Services Fail Poor Women
AuthorEvertzen, A.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateJanuary 2008
SummaryWhat role can donors play in ensuring that women and girls are able to claim their right to equal access to basic services? How can donors help ensure these services are gender-sensitive?
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12.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 25th March 2009
TitleMainstreaming Gender into Trade and Development Strategies in Africa
AuthorUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Document TypeReport
Publication DateJanuary 2008
SummaryWithin the context of trade liberalisation, women can be both winners and losers. What elements need to be in place in order to achieve high growth with gender equality?
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13.Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 8th April 2009
TitleThe Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) campaign - website
AuthorWomen’s Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO) and the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateJanuary 2008
SummaryThe GEAR campaign focuses on promoting a stronger women's entity at the UN which is fully funded, led by an Under-Secretary-General, supported by extensive field presence, accountable at all levels, and active in promoting gender mainstreaming throughout the UN system.
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14.Date Added to Site: Thursday, 26th March 2009
TitleGetting Institutions Right for Women in Development
AuthorGoetz, A. (ed.)
Document TypeResearch
Publication DateJanuary 1997
SummaryHow can we make gender equity routine in development organisations and challenge the legitimacy of forms of social organisation which discriminate against women?
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15.Date Added to Site: Saturday, 28th March 2009
TitleProducing Shadow Reports to the CEDAW Committee: A Procedural Guide
AuthorInternational Women’s Right Action Watch (IWRAW)
Document TypePolicy Document
Publication DateJanuary 2009
SummaryThis is a practical guide for non-governmental organisations who wish to use CEDAW to hold their governments accountable for upholding and enforcing women's rights.
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16.Date Added to Site: Thursday, 26th March 2009
TitleThe Politics of Democratic Governance: Organising for Social Inclusion and Gender Equity
AuthorPedwell, C. and Perrons, D.
Document TypeResearch
Publication DateMay 2007
SummaryHow can poor and marginalised people have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives? Using examples, participants at this event in March 2007 examined the challenges that marginalised groups face in organising, engaging with and transforming political processes.
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17.Date Added to Site: Saturday, 28th March 2009
TitleUNDP Gender Mainstreaming Scorecard
AuthorUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (n.d.)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateJanuary 2009
SummaryThis document describes the United Nations Development Programme Gender Mainstreaming Scorecard, a tool which combines the measurement of institutional and programmatic performance on gender mainstreaming.
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18.Date Added to Site: Thursday, 26th March 2009
TitlePutting National Gender-based Violence Legislation into Practice in the Philippines (In English and Portuguese)
AuthorVicta-Labajo, M.
Document TypeCase Study
Publication DateApril 2009
SummaryHow have new laws passed in the Philippines, which grant the state power to intervene in cases of household violence or abuse against women, helped in the struggle against gender-based violence (GBV)?
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19.Date Added to Site: Saturday, 28th March 2009
TitlePolitical Reform to Increase Quotas for Women in Parliament: The Use of Electoral Gender Quotas in Rwanda
AuthorKantengwa, M. J.
Document TypeCase Study
Publication DateJune 2007
SummaryThis presentation highlights how the socio-economic roles of Rwandan women changed after the 1994 genocide along with perceptions of women. It examines a range of factors conducive to the rise of women in Parliament, including the use of electoral quotas.
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20.Date Added to Site: Monday, 14th May 2001
TitleNational Machineries for Women in Development: Experience, Lessons, and Strategies for Institutionalising Gender and Development Policy and Planning
AuthorByrne, B, Laier, J K, Baden, S and Marcus, R
Document TypeReport
Publication DateMay 1996
SummaryReview of the experience of national women's machineries in developing countries.
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