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Author:

Commonwealth Secretariat, issuing body. issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79150416

Title:

Advancing gender equality : case studies from across the Commonwealth / Commonwealth Secretariat ; edited by Editors4Change and Joan Ross Frankson.

Publisher:

Commonwealth Secretariat,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xx, 180 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Sex role--Commonwealth countries--Case studies.
Women--Commonwealth countries--Social conditions--21st century--Case studies.
Women--Commonwealth countries--Economic conditions--21st century--Case studies.
Women--Political activity--Commonwealth countries--21st century--Case studies.
Sex role.
Women--Economic conditions.
Women--Political activity.
Women--Social conditions.
Commonwealth countries.
2000 - 2099
Case studies.

Other Authors:

Frankson, Joan Ross, editor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001020742
Editors4change Limited, editor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2014003720

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

section 6. Conclusion. Women's Parliamentary Caucus, Pakistan -- Nigerian Women's Trust Fund to strengthen women's political participation, Nigeria. -- section 2. Women's corporate leadership and gender equality in the workplace. Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, Australia -- The Equality Mark for Employers, Malta -- Women in Leadership Programme, New Zealand -- Women's Business Council, United Kingdom. -- section 3. Women's enterprise and economic empowerment. Mass Product Consumer Regulatory Authority, Cameroon -- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India -- 1ASAM Program for Economic Development, Malaysia -- The Women Enterprise Fund, Kenya -- Fostering women's entrepreneurship, Mauritius -- Income-Generating Activity Programme, Uganda. -- section 4. Combatting violence against women and gender-based violence. One-Stop Crisis Centre, Bangladesh -- National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, Canada -- Advancing policy and legislation to combat gender-based violence, Grenada -- Women and Child Protection Units, Namibia -- Central Registry on Domestic Violence, Trinidad and Tobago. -- section 5. Working with men for gender equality. Integrated approach to combating gender-based violence, Botswana -- Pacific Women's Network Male Advocacy Programme, Pacific Islands -- Channelling Men's Positive Involvement into the National Reponse to HIV/AIDS, United Republic of Tanzania. -- section 6. Key factors for success. Conclusion.

Summary:

"This publication brings together case studies prepared in connection with the end-of-term review of the 2005-15 Commonwealth Plan of Action for Gender Equality. The case studies are based on submissions and interviews with government representatives, gender specialists and other stakeholders, including civil society organisations, from 20 countries representing all regions of the Commonwealth."--Page iii.

ISBN:

1849291519
9781849291514

OCLC:

(OCoLC)958460998

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)