MacDonald, Mandy; Sprenger, Ellen; Dube, Ireen
Gender and Organizational Change: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Royal Tropical Institute, 1997

The book provides a practical approach to change, illustrated with experiences in gender interventions. The need to address gender inequalities has become a recognised element in encouraging development; poverty and marginalisation - now clearly seen as gendered phenomena. Change is expected as organisations will have to become accountable to the needs and interests of women, not only development organizations in the South, but also northern donor organisations.

Keywords: Organisations; Gender
Source: Royal Tropical Institute, Kit Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Website: www.kit.nl

Porter, Fenella; Smyth, Ines
Gender Training for Development Policy Implementers: Only a Partial Solution
Oxford, United Kingdom: Stylus Publishing, 1998

The argument in this paper is that gender training at the implementation level must be fully informed by and relate to the specific context of implementers' lives and work. Contextual analysis of gender training at the implementation level addresses several important elements of training, and these are explored in detail in part one of this paper.

Keywords: Gender; Development
Source: Oxfam GB,274 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7 DZ,UK.

Sweetman, Caroline (ed.)
Gender in Development Organisations
Oxford, UK: Oxfam (UK and Ireland), 1997

Over the past decade, organizations working on development issues have taken an increasing interest in women's needs and rights, however working on promoting awareness of women's marginalization demands more than an equal opportunities policy. This book draws together the experience of organizations working to promote women's full participation in the development process, looking at the obstacles that stand in the way.

Keywords: Development; Gender
Source: Oxfam (UK and Ireland), 274 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 7DZ, UK.

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Bringing Equality Home: Implementing the Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
New York, USA: UNIFEM, 1998

Analyses the CEDAW and what women can do with it. Provides case studies which are proof of what can be achieved if this instrument is used effectively, for the advancement of women. Shows that around the world the Convention has been used to define norms for constitutional guarantees of women's human rights, to enact laws, to mandate proactive pro-women policies and to dismantle discrimination.

Keywords: Equality; Legislation
Source: UNIFEM, 304 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Email:unifem@undp.org

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Sub-regional Conference of Senior Governmental Experts on the ihImplementation of the Platform for Action Adopted by the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, in Central and Eastern EuropelS, Bucharest,
Romania 12-14 September 1996
Bucharest, Romania: UNDP, September 1996

The situation of women in Central and Eastern European countries in transition was analysed by the Division for the Advancement of Women in 1991 within the framework of the United Nations regional seminar on the ihImpact of economic and political reform on the status of women in Eastern Europela. The conference agreed on the need to prepare national action plans and strategies for implementation and monitoring as soon as possible. The conference also agreed on eleven priority objectives of particular relevance to the sub-region. Most were drawn from and are consistent with the Beijing Platform for Action.

Keywords: Policy; Beijing; Platform For Action
Source: Advancement of Women, Department of Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, 2 United Nations Plaza, DC2-12 th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA.