Gender Equality And Electoral Violence In Africa Unlocking The Peacemaking Potential Of Women

Author : Rasmané Ouedraogo,Idrissa Ouedraogo
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781513511450

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Gender Equality and Electoral Violence in Africa: Unlocking the Peacemaking Potential of Women by Rasmané Ouedraogo,Idrissa Ouedraogo Pdf

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence. Quantitatively, our estimates show that an increase in female-to-male labor force participation ratio by 1 percentage point is correlated with a reduction of the probability of electoral violence across the continent by around 4.2 percentage points. Our results are robust to alternative ways to measure electoral violence and gender equality, as well as to alternative specifications. The findings of this paper support the long-standing view that women empowerment contributes to the reduction of violence and underscore the urgency of addressing gender inequality in Africa.

Author : International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798400263507

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Interim Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Gender at The IMF by International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department Pdf

This interim note provides general guidance on the operationalization of the IMF’s Strategy Toward Mainstreaming Gender. It offers a comprehensive overview of how IMF staff can integrate macrocritical gender issues into the IMF’s core areas of surveillance, lending, and capacity development. Key topics include i) identifying and assessing macrocritical gender gaps; ii) the “light touch” and “deep dive” approaches; iii) early insights on integrating gender into IMF-supported programs; iv) capacity development on gender or with a gender lens; v) synergies with other workstreams and vi) the importance of collaboration. It also includes summaries and links to relevant tools, databases, IMF staff reports, and relevant literature.

Author : Ms. Lisa L Kolovich,Ms. Monique Newiak
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798400246968

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Gender Equality and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Ms. Lisa L Kolovich,Ms. Monique Newiak Pdf

Efforts to achieve gender equality will not only help sub-Saharan Africa revive its inclusive growth engine but also will ensure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and help address the main disruptive challenges of this century. This book explores the progress made in gender equality in the region, highlighting both the challenges and successes in areas such as legal reforms; education; health; gender-based violence; harmful practices, such as child marriage; and financial inclusion. It takes stock of initiatives towards integrating gender into core macroeconomic and structural reforms, such as through implementing gender budgeting and examines the role that fiscal and other policies can play in closing gender gaps when they are mindful of distributional impacts. Drawing from extensive research across different institutions, the book underscores the macroeconomic significance of gender equality, emphasizing its potential to drive GDP growth, enhance economic stability, reduce income inequality, and foster sustainable development. It lays out how gender gaps interact with emerging challenges, such as digitalization, and explores the impact of global megatrends, such as climate change, on gender inequality, offering strategies for inclusive policy responses—including in a context where women and girls are still carrying a disproportionate care burden that is often not captured in economic measurement. The book aims to serve as a roadmap for policymakers, stakeholders, and advocates seeking to harness the untapped potential of gender equality—for its own sake and for the region's inclusive, sustainable, and green development. It calls for concerted efforts to dismantle structural barriers, transform social norms, and prioritize gender-responsive policies to unlock the full economic potential of sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210044981

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Informe Sobre Desarrollo Humano 2019 by United Nations Development Programme Pdf

Desigualdades del desarrollo humano constituyen un obstáculo crucial para hacer realidad la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. No son únicamente disparidades en términos de ingreso y riqueza. Tampoco pueden explicarse utilizando únicamente medidas sintéticas de desigualdad centradas en una sola dimensión, y condicionarán las expectativas de aquellas personas que consigan vivir hasta el siglo XXII. El Informe explora las desigualdades del desarrollo humano más allá del ingreso, más allá de los promedios y más allá del presente. Se pregunta qué tipos de desigualdad son importantes y qué factores las provocan, reconociendo la necesidad de considerar las desigualdades perniciosas como un síntoma de la existencia de problemas más amplios en una sociedad y en una economía. También se plantea qué políticas pueden contribuir a hacer frente a esos factores y ayudar a las naciones a impulsar su crecimiento económico, mejorar su desarrollo humano y reducir las desigualdades.

Author : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210044967

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Human Development Report 2019 by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pdf

Inequalities in human development are a roadblock to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are not just about disparities in income and wealth. They cannot be accounted for simply by using summary measures of inequality that focus on a single dimension. And they will shape the prospects of people that may live to see the 22nd century. The 2019 Report explores inequalities in human development by going beyond income, beyond averages and beyond today. It asks what forms of inequality matter and what drives them, recognizing that pernicious inequalities are generally better thought of as a symptom of broader problems in a society and economy. It also asks what policies can tackle those drivers—policies that can simultaneously help nations to grow their economies, improve human development and reduce inequality.

Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210044974

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Rapport sur le développement humain 2019 by United Nations Development Programme Pdf

Inégalités de développement humain constituent une entrave à la réalisation du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030. Elles ne se résument pas à des écarts de revenus et de richesses, et l’on ne peut en rendre compte au moyen de simples indicateurs synthétiques unidimensionnels. Elles détermineront aussi les perspectives de ceux et celles qui seront peut-être encore vivants au XXIIe siècle. Le Rapport étudie les inégalités de développement humain en allant au-delà des revenus, des moyennes et du temps présent. Il s’interroge sur les formes d’inégalités qui comptent et leurs moteurs, reconnaissant que les inégalités pernicieuses sont généralement mieux perçues comme un symptôme de problèmes d’une plus grande ampleur dans une société ou une économie. Il cherche également à déterminer quelles politiques sont susceptibles de s’attaquer à ces moteurs – des politiques qui peuvent aider les pays à faire avancer leur économie tout en améliorant le développement humain et en réduisant les inégalités.

Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210045025

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Relatório do Desenvolvimento Humano 2019 by United Nations Development Programme Pdf

Desigualdades no desenvolvimento humano são um obstáculo à implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Não se trata somente de discrepâncias no rendimento e na riqueza. Não é possível representá-las através da mera utilização de indicadores sumários de desigualdade que se focam numa única dimensão. Mais do que isso, irão, também, enformar as perspetivas das pessoas que viverem até ao século XXII. O Relatório explora as desigualdades no desenvolvimento humano, indo além do rendimento, além das médias e além do presente. Interroga que formas de desigualdade importam e o que as catalisa, reconhecendo que as desigualdades perniciosas devem, geralmente, ser pensadas enquanto sintomas de problemas mais amplos numa sociedade e numa economia. Inquire, ainda, que políticas podem enfrentar esses catalisadores — políticas simultaneamente capazes de auxiliar o crescimento da economia das nações, promover o desenvolvimento humano e reduzir a desigualdade.

Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210045018

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Human Development Report 2019 (Russian language) by United Nations Development Programme Pdf

Inequalities in human development are a roadblock to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are not just about disparities in income and wealth. They cannot be accounted for simply by using summary measures of inequality that focus on a single dimension. And they will shape the prospects of people that may live to see the 22nd century. The 2019 Report explores inequalities in human development by going beyond income, beyond averages and beyond today. It asks what forms of inequality matter and what drives them, recognizing that pernicious inequalities are generally better thought of as a symptom of broader problems in a society and economy. It also asks what policies can tackle those drivers—policies that can simultaneously help nations to grow their economies, improve human development and reduce inequality.

Author : Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,Naomi R. Cahn,Dina Francesca Haynes,Nahla Valji
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199300983

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The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Conflict by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,Naomi R. Cahn,Dina Francesca Haynes,Nahla Valji Pdf

The authors focus on the multidimensionality of gender in conflict, yet they also prioritise the experience of women given both the changing nature of war and the historical de-emphasis on women's experiences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9280733613

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Women and Natural Resources by Anonim Pdf

Thirteen years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, investment in women as agents of change in peacebuilding remains inadequate. One of the unexplored entry points for strengthening womens contributions to peacebuilding relates to the way in which they use, manage, make decisions on and benefit from natural resources. Indeed, womens relationship to natural resources, coupled with shifting gender norms in conflict-affected settings, provides opportunities for enhancing their political participation and enabling them to engage more productively in economic revitalization. With this report, UNEP, UN Women, UNDP and PBSO invite the international community, national governments and civil society to ensure that peacebuilding efforts fully include women, especially when it comes to managing natural resources.

Author : Diana Højlund Madsen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781913441173

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Gendered Institutions and Women’s Political Representation in Africa by Diana Højlund Madsen Pdf

During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women's political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in the aftermath of conflicts or as part of broader constitutional reforms, whereas others are falling behind this fast track to women's political representation. Utilising a range of case studies spanning both the success cases and the less successful cases from different regions, this work examines the uneven developments on the continent. By mapping, analysing and comparing women's political representation in different African contexts, this book sheds light on the formal and informal institutions and the interplay between these that are influencing women's political representation and can explain the development on women's political representation across the continent and present perspectives on an 'African feminist institutionalism'.

Author : Julie Ballington
Publisher : International IDEA
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122419711

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The Implementation of Quotas by Julie Ballington Pdf

This report examines women's political representation on the African continent, and shows how quotas have contributed to increasing their access to political power. The documented evidence from Africa is very encouraging: more than 20 countries on the continent either have legislated quotas or have political parties that have adopted them voluntarily. This report details the different quota types that are being implemented in different political contexts in 17 countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213583890

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Our Common Agenda - Report of the Secretary-General by United Nations Pdf

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, the world has faced its biggest shared test since the Second World War in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Yet while our welfare, and indeed the permanence of human life, depend on us working together, international cooperation has never been harder to achieve. This report answers a call from UN Member States to provide recommendations to advance our common agenda and to respond to current and future challenges. Its proposals are grounded in a renewal of the social contract, adapted to the challenges of this century, taking into account younger and future generations, complemented by a new global deal to better protect the global commons and deliver global public goods. Through a deepening of solidarity—at the national level, between generations, and in the multilateral system—Our Common Agenda provides a path forward to a greener, safer and better future.

Author : Rasmané Ouedraogo,Elodie Marlet
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781484339732

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Foreign Direct Investment and Women Empowerment: New Evidence on Developing Countries by Rasmané Ouedraogo,Elodie Marlet Pdf

This paper assesses the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on gender development and gender inequality. In fact, FDI through increased labor demand, technological spillovers but mostly through corporate social responsibility and economic growth, can potentially influence women’s welfare. Using a panel dataset of 94 developing countries from 1990 to 2015, we find that FDI inflows improve women’s welfare and decrease gender inequality. However, the impact is lower in countries where women have low access to resources and face a heavier burden to open a business. This suggests that for countries to fully benefit from FDI inflows, they should ensure that women can enjoy free access to the labor market and associated income.

Author : Dyan E. Mazurana,Susan R. McKay,International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
Publisher : International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development 1999.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029051708

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Women & Peacebuilding by Dyan E. Mazurana,Susan R. McKay,International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development Pdf