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020			_a978-1-8429-109-5
040			_cNDC
086			_a01146-GG
245			_aImpact of women's political leadership on democracy and development : case studies from the Commonwealth
260			_aLondon
260			_bCommonwealth Secretariat
260			_c2013
270			_dUnited Kingdom
300			_axii, 90 p.
500			_aCentre has two (2) copies
520			_aDescribes the barriers to women's political participation and explains why the contribution of women is so crucial to democracy. Identifies established strategies- electorial reform (New Zealand), party voluntary quotes (South Africa), and legislative quotas (Bangladesh and India)- that have helped these Commonwealth of countries to meet the global target of 30 per cent and therefore effectively advance the participation of women in decision-making at all levels.
556			_aGeneral
650			_aWOMEN'S RIGHTS
650			_aCASE STUDIES
650			_aWOMEN'S ROLE
650			_aCOMMONWEALTH
650			_aPOLITICAL LEADERSHIP
650			_aPOLITICS
650			_aWOMEN
650			_aECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
650			_aDEMOCRACY
650			_aPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
650			_aEDUCATION
650			_aDIPLOMACY
856			_uwww.thecommonwealth.org/publications
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