Gender in Local Government

Gender in Local Government
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Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : OSU:32435080929938
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Synopsis Gender in Local Government by : Prabha Khosla

"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.

Negotiating Terrain in Local Governance

Negotiating Terrain in Local Governance
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9783030606633
ISBN-13 : 3030606635
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Negotiating Terrain in Local Governance by : Riya Banerjee

This book explores and analyses women’s participation in local urban governance in West Bengal, India. It is developed from empirical research with in-depth understanding of ground situations of freedom, functioning and obstacles of women councilors in India. The central idea of this book revolves around two central research questions: 1. How are women’s positions and spaces changing due to their political participation in the urban local governance? and 2. What are the major hurdles they face in their day to day lives barring their emancipation? The main strength of the book lies in the in-depth grounded research in four small cities (Darjiling, Balurghat, Raniganj and Hugli-Chinsurah) using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. This volume can be considered as a reference book for Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, Urban Governance, Women and Policy Research, Gender Development Studies.

The Impact of Gender Quotas

The Impact of Gender Quotas
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9780199830091
ISBN-13 : 0199830096
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Impact of Gender Quotas by : Susan Franceschet

The Impact of Gender Quotas is a theory-building and comparative exercise in elaborating concepts commonly used to analyze the broad impacts of gender quotas. Using a conceptual framework based upon descriptive, substantive and symbolic dimensions of representation, the book presents case studies from twelve countries in Western Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.

Networking of Elected Women Representatives at Grassroots

Networking of Elected Women Representatives at Grassroots
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Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 8180696189
ISBN-13 : 9788180696183
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Networking of Elected Women Representatives at Grassroots by : G. Palanithurai

Study conducted in Tamil Nadu, India.

Gender and Corruption

Gender and Corruption
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9783319709291
ISBN-13 : 3319709291
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Gender and Corruption by : Helena Stensöta

The link between gender and corruption has been studied since the late 1990s. Debates have been heated and scholars accused of bringing forward stereotypical beliefs about women as the “fair” sex. Policy proposals for bringing more women to office have been criticized for promoting unrealistic quick-fix solutions to deeply rooted problems. This edited volume advances the knowledge surrounding the link between gender and corruption by including studies where the historical roots of corruption are linked to gender and by contextualizing the exploration of relationships, for example by distinguishing between democracies versus authoritarian states and between the electoral arena versus the administrative branch of government—the bureaucracy. Taken together, the chapters display nuances and fine-grained understandings. The book highlights that gender equality processes, rather than the exclusionary categories of “women” and “men”, should be at the forefront of analysis, and that developments strengthening the position of women vis-à-vis men affect the quality of government.

Essays on Gender and Governance

Essays on Gender and Governance
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Publisher : MacMillan India
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015067816663
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Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Essays on Gender and Governance by : Martha Craven Nussbaum

The relationship between gender and governance has too often been neglected in both theoretical and empirical work. Until very recently, most influential political thought has been built around a conceptual distinction between the public realm of politics, military affairs, and administration, and the private realm of family and domestic life. Women s role, in a wide range of traditions and in theoretical work influenced by them, has typically been associated with the private realm, and men s role with the public realm. The public/private distinction has been thoroughly criticized as being in many ways misleading and untenable. Nonetheless, it continues to influence both theoretical and empirical work, with the result that women s efforts to gain a voice in governance have often been ignored. The papers in this volume aim to set the record straight. They advance a theoretical structure, both positive and normative, within which the question of gendered governance may usefully be pursued. They also analyze some current developments that indicate many ways in which women are actively participating in governance, in both government and the institutions of civil society, and the obstacles that remain. The essays in this volume are the outcome of a year long collaborative exploration of the multiple factors that influence the process of engendering governance in complex societies, in particular the changing roles of various actors including women s movements, the state and civil society.

Voice and Agency

Voice and Agency
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781464803598
ISBN-13 : 1464803595
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Voice and Agency by : Jeni Klugman

"The 2012 report recognized that expanding women's agency - their ability to make decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to improving their lives as well as the world. This report represents a major advance in global knowledge on this critical front. The vast data and thousands of surveys distilled in this report cast important light on the nature of constraints women and girls continue to face globally. This report identifies promising opportunities and entry points for lasting transformation, such as interventions that reach across sectors and include life-skills training, sexual and reproductive health education, conditional cash transfers, and mentoring. It finds that addressing what the World Health Organization has identified as an epidemic of violence against women means sharply scaling up engagement with men and boys. The report also underlines the vital role information and communication technologies can play in amplifying women's voices, expanding their economic and learning opportunities, and broadening their views and aspirations. The World Bank Group's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity demand no less than the full and equal participation of women and men, girls and boys, around the world." -- Publisher's description.

A Guide to Gender-analysis Frameworks

A Guide to Gender-analysis Frameworks
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Publisher : Oxfam
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 0855984031
ISBN-13 : 9780855984038
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide to Gender-analysis Frameworks by : Candida March

This is a single-volume guide to all the main analytical frameworks for gender-sensitive research and planning. It draws on the experience of trainers and practitioners, and includes step-by-step instructions for using the frameworks.

Gender and Elections

Gender and Elections
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9781107729247
ISBN-13 : 1107729246
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Gender and Elections by : Susan J. Carroll

The third edition of Gender and Elections offers a systematic, lively, and multifaceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2012 elections. This timely yet enduring volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2012 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape the contours and outcomes of electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding and interpreting presidential elections, presidential and vice-presidential candidacies, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, congressional elections, the political involvement of Latinas, the participation of African American women, the support of political parties and women's organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. Without question, Gender and Elections is the most comprehensive, reliable, and trustworthy resource on the role of gender in US electoral politics.