Who Answers to Women?: Gender and Accountability"This report shows that realising women’s rights and achieving the Millennium Development Goals depends on strengthening accountability for commitments to women and gender equality. The examples highlighted throughout the report suggest that for women’s rights to translate into substantive improvements in their lives, and for gender equality to be realized in practice, women must be able to fully participate in public decision-making at all levels and hold those responsible to account when their rights are infringed or their needs ignored"--Executive summary. |
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WHO ANSWERS TO WOMEN? | 3 |
Engagement in both Voice and Choicebased | 81 |
POLITICS | 89 |
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