Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State: Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women

by Shirin Rai

Book Overview

"Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State" reflects the commitment of the United Nations to promote mechanisms that aim to achieve equality between women and men. It identifies institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women including national machineries as one of twelve critical areas of concern. National machineries are the primary institutional mechanism entrusted with the implementation of the strategic objectives contained in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412805708
• ISBN13: 9781412805704
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"