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The publications database consists of physical and electronic resources in the area of gender and media diversity.
As the GMDC believes in knowledge creation and dissemination, the publications database offers an opportunity for this cycle of creation and communication to transpire. This resource is a collection of contributions from various organizations and individuals across the region. In forming a community of knowledge, the GMDC hopes this will encourage further knowledge development in the region and beyond.
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30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women's Political Participation in Latin America
12 September 11
Regional relevance: International
30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women's Political Participation in Latin America examines the progress made in women's participation at all levels of public and party decision making, in the three decades since the start of the third wave of democratization in Latin America, drawing on data from 18 countries... [read more]
The War at Home - GBV Indicators Project
26 August 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
Over half the women of Gauteng (51.3%) have experienced some form of violence (emotional, economic, physical or sexual) in their lifetime and 75.5% of men in the province admit to perpetrating some form of violence against women. The survey in South Africa's most densely populated and cosmopolitan province shows... [read more]
Black, white and grey: Ethics in South African journalism
26 August 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
In South Africa, the debate about journalism ethics has taken particular turns in recent years. Issues of transformation and race have sparked heated debates in the profession, and there have been calls for the ethical codes of journalistic practice to be revisited, to bring them into line with the new South African... [read more]
Strategising online activism: A toolkit
22 August 11
Regional relevance: International
Strategising online activism: A toolkit was designed for and by women activists but can be used by everyone. Key chapters include: strategising and planning your online activism; creating your campaign's identity; social networking and security on the internet. The guide provides practical and accessible... [read more]
The Implementation of Quotas: Asian Experiences
17 August 11
Regional relevance: International
This report is the first in a series of reports on regional experiences with quota implementation. It provides information about the use of gender quotas as an instrument to increase women's political representation in Asia, and to show that they can and are being applied successfully. The report includes case... [read more]
Gender Stereotyping: Transnational Legal Perspectives
31 July 11
Drawing on domestic and international law, as well as on judgments given by courts and human rights treaty bodies, Gender Stereotyping offers perspectives on ways gender stereotypes might be eliminated through the transnational legal process in order to ensure women's equality and the full exercise of their human... [read more]
New questions, new insights, new approaches
30 July 11
Rapid and dramatically changing digital and converging media and communication processes have given rise to new questions about the relations between children, youth and media. This book contains presentations made at the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth. For children and youth, the many media platforms... [read more]
Gender, rights and religion at the crossroads
29 July 11
Regional relevance: International
This IDS Bulletin questions what the intersection of global, local and national politics means for policy and practice in the realm of religion and gender. It brings together scholars, scholar-activists and development practitioners to share their analyses of the critical challenges and opportunities that are... [read more]
The Implementation of Quotas: Latin American Experiences
14 July 11
Regional relevance: International
The implementation of gender quotas is increasingly viewed as an important policy measure for increasing women's access to decision-making bodies. The introduction of gender quota systems is highly influenced by recommendations from international organizations and cross-country inspiration. In 1995, the Beijing... [read more]
Gender into Climate Policy: toolkit for climate experts and decision makers
12 July 11
Regional relevance: International
GenderCC's new toolkit for climate experts and decision-makers covers the major issues of the climate change negotiations and introduces methods to be used for mainstreaming gender into climate policy. [read more]
