Good Governance, Gender Mainstreaming, and Religion

Gender equality, good governance, and peace

Gender Mainstreaming and Empowerment

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Good Governance and Urban Management

The pattern of governance is a new topic which has found its traces in urban management, and has the features of continuance, decision making, justice, efficiency, effectiveness, clarity, accountability, partnership, and immunity, all of which are interdependent and empowering. According to this pattern, decisions about civil affairs are taken with the cooperation of government, private sectors...

HIV mainstreaming in Papua New Guinea, and its role in supporting good governance

The HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea is demanding increased attention, both as a health and a development issue. The current prevalence level is accepted to be about 2 per cent with a steady upward trend.1 The worst affected age group is that between 20 and 35 years; in other words, the most productive age group and the next generation of leaders and voters. There are multiple factors contribut...

Gender quotas, gender mainstreaming and gender relations in politics

This article seeks to reintroduce discussions on gender relations in politics back into scholarly and political debate. Many countries have adopted gender quotas, but it is unclear whether their implementation has meaningfully changed the prevalent inequalities governing gender relations in politics. This article considers whether the implementation of gender quotas could promote change, and as...