| Women's Rights and Citizenship |
the Women’s Rights and Citizenship (WRC) program was launched in 2006 to support applied research in the field of women’s rights, citizenship and development. The WRC program contributes to bringing Southern voices into current debates in the international gender and development field. The WRC vision is that of a just world where women in the South have a sense of self that includes citizenship and the right to have rights; where all individuals have equitable access to justice and the opportunity to participate meaningfully in democratic decision-making; and where there is no discrimination based on gender in realizing the full range of one’s rights and freedoms, including economic rights and sexual and reproductive rights. In order to contribute to this broad vision, the WRC’s mission is to support research on women’s rights and citizenship that uses gender and social analysis and focuses on the needs of poor and marginalized women in the South; that utilizes methodologies that are empowering to participants; and that engages meaningfully with decision-makers and policy debates, with a view to effecting change. For more information on WRC.
- Research Areas
WRC supports research projects and knowledge sharing activities that address one or more of the following five research areas:- women's citizenship and governance
- access to justice
- sexual and reproductive rights
- economic rights
- migration
Standing Up, Speaking Out: Local Power and Women's Rights 2008-11-13
It was a policy born of a shining promise — that decentralized governments would help empower tens of millions of women in developing countries. But has shifting more power and resources to the local level really improved women’s lives?
Brochure - Women's Rights and Citizenship 2006
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Description - Women's Rights and Citizenship 2006
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