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‘How to Resolve Electoral Reform Crisis’

Published date: 
4 Apr 2009
The Gender and Constitution Reform Network (GECORN) has urged the Federal Government to implement a national gender policy.

Liberia: President Sirleaf Outlines Role of Angie Brooks Center

Published date: 
15 Mar 2009
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has described as symbolic the launch of the Angie Brooks International Center. The launch of the Center the President said represents an honor for women in leadership worldwide.

Gender Justice, Citizenship and Development

Submitted by sally_jean.shac... on Wed, 11/03/2009 - 15:37
Publisher: 
IDRC, Canda
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http://www.idrc.ca
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Edited by Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay and Navsharan Singh
Published Date: 
2007
Abstract: 

Although there have been notable gains for women globally in the last few decades, gender inequality and gender-based inequities continue to impinge upon girls’ and women’s ability to realize their rights and their full potential as citizens and equal partners in decision-making and development. In fact, for every right that has been established, there are millions of women who do not enjoy it.

In this book, studies from Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are prefaced by an introductory chapter that links current thinking on gender justice to debates on citizenship, entitlements, and law and development. A concluding chapter situates the discussion of gender justice, citizenship, and entitlements in current development debates on poverty alleviation and social exclusion. The book brings together multidisciplinary perspectives from leading feminist scholars of sociology, political science and legal studies, among others, and in doing so, provides new insights for both advocacy and research.

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Gender Justice, Citizenship and Development

Women Leaders Commit To Full Implementation Of UNSCR 1325 at International Women’s Colloquium In Liberia

Published date: 
10 Mar 2009
Hundreds of women from governments, multi-national organisations, civil society and traditional women groups from around the world converged on Monrovia, Liberia on March 7-8 to participate in the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security.

ZIMBABWE: New Cabinet Ignores Quota for Women

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Fri, 06/03/2009 - 10:05
Publisher: 
IPS
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http://www.ipsnews.net/
Author: 
Davison Makanga
Published Date: 
2009
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Women’s rights activists in Zimbabwe are outraged by the low representation of female politicians in the new unity government. Only four women are part of the 35-member cabinet, laughably short of the equal representation of women in decision-making that Zimbabwe signed onto at a regional summit in September 2008.
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Ghana: Appoint More Women to Positions of Chief Executives

Published date: 
16 Feb 2009
The Upper East Regional Inter-sectoral Gender Network(RISEGNET) has reiterated the need for the present government to appoint more women to the position of Chief Executives, Assembly members and Council of State members.

Manto Heads Powwow On Women's Ministry

Published date: 
3 Feb 2009

The ANC's plans to create a special ministry for women and gender affairs came a step closer to being realised at a meeting in Pretoria on Monday, when gender activists and the government agreed that one should be established.

Gender Machinery To Discuss Govt Ministry for Women

Published date: 
28 Jan 2009
The National Gender Machinery (NGM) meeting is scheduled to take place on 2 February 2009.  One of the items included on the agenda is the establishment of a Government Ministry for Women and the discussion will be lead by the minister in presidency Dr Manto Shabalala Msimang.

Zimbabwe Power-sharing Talks End In Confusion

Published date: 
27 Jan 2009
A summit of the 15-country Southern African Development Community (SADC), held in , concluded its fifth attempt to broker an agreement between Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) by saying a deal had been hammered out.

Ping Seeks Gender Balance Among African Ambassadors

Published date: 
25 Jan 2009

African Union's Commission chief Jean Ping has urged African leaders to appoint more women as representatives to join the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) that brings together some 53 ambassadors.

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