Sixth European Ministerial Conference on Equality Between Women and Men
Sixth European Ministerial Conference on Equality Between Women and Men

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9789287162199

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The two-sub themes of this Ministerial Conference were gender equality as an integral part of human rights in a democratic society, and gender analysis and gender budgeting: tools for economic development. The main objective of the Conference was to raise awareness, at the highest political level, to the fact that the lack of gender equality implies personal, social and economic costs higher than the cost of those incurred in implementing gender equality and that there are social and economic benefits to be gained from its implementation. These proceedings present the main contributions to the Conference as well as the two following texts adopted by the European ministers responsible for gender equality: Resolution on Achieving gender equality: a challenge for human rights and a prerequisite for economic development and Action Plan for Achieving gender equality in all spheres of society.--Publisher's description.

White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue
White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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Managing Europe's increasing cultural diversity - rooted in the history of our continent and enhanced by globalisation - in a democratic manner has become a priority in recent years. The White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue - "Living together as equals in dignity", responds to an increasing demand to clarify how intercultural dialogue can enhance diversity while sustaining social cohesion. The White Paper that our common future depends on our ability to safeguard and develop human rights, as enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights, democracy and the rule of law, and to promote mutual understanding and respect. It concludes that the intercultural approach offers a forward-looking model for the management of cultural diversity.

Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women
Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women

Author: Christine Fauré

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-06-02

Total Pages: 1362

ISBN-13: 1135456909

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The original French edition of this encyclopedia, the Encyclopédie politique et historique des femmes, Second Edition has been lauded by French reviewers, and now Routledge is pleased to publish this acclaimed resource in an English language edition. From the Salic Law in medieval France to the American Revolution to today's women's representation in American and European politics, this valuable resource discusses women's participation in Western political and historical transformation. The 40 authoritative in-depth articles, written by an international team of scholars, examine women's activism in areas such as voting, emancipation, equality, and democracy, providing students and general readers with an indispensable resource.

Proceedings
Proceedings

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9789287147462

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The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Author: Marsha A. Freeman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13: 0199565066

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This is the first commentary on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), analyzing the Convention article by article. Each chapter provides an overview of an article's negotiating history, interpretation, and all the relevant case law, including decisions and recommendations by the CEDAW Committee.

The Sustainable Development Paradox
The Sustainable Development Paradox

Author: Rob Krueger

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2007-08-30

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1593854986

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Sustainability--with its promise of economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental integrity--is hardly a controversial goal. Yet scholars have generally overlooked the ways that policies aimed at promoting "sustainability" at local, national, and global scales have been shaped and constrained by capitalist social relations. This thought-provoking book reexamines sustainability conceptually and as it actually exists on the ground, with a particular focus on Western European and North American urban contexts. Topics include critical theoretical engagements with the concept of sustainability; how sustainability projects map onto contemporary urban politics and social justice movements; the spatial politics of conservation planning and resource use; and what progressive sustainability practices in the context of neoliberalism might look like.

Women's Individual Voting Rights
Women's Individual Voting Rights

Author: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9287150400

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Family voting is a patriarchal custom that allows men to vote with or for women family members, and this practice has been identified in several of the new European democracies by election observers since 1995. This custom deprives women of their right to a secret vote and contributes to their marginalisation in political life. This report explores this aspect of gender inequality in political systems and contains recommendations to combat it, including Recommendation 111 (2002) of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe on women's individual voting rights: a democratic requirement.