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| International Women's Day, March 8 |
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IDRC Photo: Jason Taylor
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March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). Celebrated around the world, IWD is a time to reflect on the advances toward equity made by women everywhere and to look ahead to the challenges that remain. IDRC is a proud contributor to development projects that focus on overcoming gender inequality and the particular conditions that keep women in poverty. For more information on women and development, please follow the links below:
- Women's Rights and Citizenship
Supports research geared to understanding – and eliminating – the barriers to women’s exercise of their rights as citizens.
IDRC on Equality for Girls and Women 2007-02
Every International Women’s Day, we pause and celebrate the progress already made toward equality and justice for women and girls. The occasion also reminds us that fighting for women’s rights is not a seasonal effort, but is a year-round and long-term challenge. Open file
Policy Recommendations on Decentralization, Local Power and Women’s Rights 2009-02-16
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Realizing Their Needs — Women’s Access to Public Services in Sector Decentralization 2008-11
Since 2004, 13 research projects have been exploring exactly how decentralization affects women’s access to services, resources, and local power. The findings show that these reforms do not automatically benefit women, and can even put them at a disadvantage. Open file
Women Gaining Voice — Political Representation and Participation in Decentralized Systems 2008-11
Decentralization has sometimes been presented as a magic bullet for both development and democracy. But does decentralization make government more accessible, accountable, and responsive to women? Open file
Women's Empowerment: Research and Programming 2006
The BAIF Development Research Foundation, in partnership with IDRC and nine Indian nongovernmental organizations, and with the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency, explored women's empowerment processes through a five-year, multi-institution, multi-state initiative, the Swayamsiddha project. Open file
2009-03-06 13:00 (Ottawa)
International Women’s Day Event
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), the International Development Research Centre is hosting a half-day event in Ottawa. The IWD event is being led by IDRC’s Women’s Rights and Citizenship (WRC) program in collaboration with the Research for Health Equity (RHE) program. This event will build on IDRC’s participation in the 53rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
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