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Gender-Responsive Budgeting through the CBMS Lens
The paper suggests how the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS), developed and implemented in 14 countries over the last ten years with financial support from the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), can be used to facilitate gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) at the local l
Local Level Gender Responsive Budgets: Tools for Gendered Research and Analysis
The purpose of this paper, prepared by Raman Sohal Research Officer, International Development Research Centre, June 2005, is to present an overview of the existing and potential approaches and tools for identifying gender gaps at the local level.
Realizing Their Needs: Women's Access to Public Services in Sector Decentralization
Since 2004, 13 research projects supported in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America by the Women's Rights and Citizenship program of Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) have been exploring exactly how decentralization affects women's access to services, resources, a
Women Gaining Voice: Political Representation and Participation in Decentralized Systems IDRC Brief
Decentralization has sometimes been presented as a magic bullet for both development and democracy.