Development Bulletin 51 (2000). Gender and governance

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CONTENTS: Engendering good governance in practice / Rima Das Pradhan, page 6. Gender and governance in international law / Hilary Charlesworth, page 10. The differential impact of criminal law on males and females in Pacific Island jurisdictions / Tess Newton, page 13. Gender discrimination: A review of legislation in Vanuatu / Sue Farran, page 17. Customary law and women's rights in Solomon Islands / Jennifer Corrin Care, page 20. Gender and the reform process in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands / Heather Wallace, page 23. The Domestic Violence Act, gender and ethnicity: Pacific Island peoples in Christchurch / Susan J. Wurtzburg, page 26. Women in leadership in Vietnam / Suzette Mitchell, page 30. Gender and economic governance / Janet Hunt, page 30. Women in politics and good governance: Transformative politics in Asia–Pacific / Lorraine Corner, page 33. Introduction: Hearing Melanesian women / Bronwen Douglas, page 36. GENDER AND GOVERNANCE IN MELANESIA: The Catholic women's group, Auki, Malaita: A catalyst for change / Josephine Barnes, page 39. Today is not the same as yesterday, and tomorrow it will be different again: Kastom in Ambae, Vanuatu / Jean Tarisesei, page 43. A literacy programme for women in Vanuatu / Enikelen Netine, page 46. The Ambunti District Council of Women: Achievements and problems / Theresia Hopkos, page 49. Petzstorme: A women's organisation in the context of a PNG mining project / Jacklynne Membup, page 52. Christianity and women in Bougainville / Ruth Saovana-Spriggs, page 55. ICPD goals and thresholds: How well have the Pacific Island countries performed? / William J. House, page 58. VIEWPOINT: The Gender Empowerment Measure: Issues from West Java, Indonesia / Peter Hancock, page 61. The impact of gender and ethnicity on access to, and control over, resources: Implications for rural development in Nepal / Durga Devkota, page 61. Understanding gender equality in organisations: A tool for assessment and action / Juliet Hunt, page 66. Gender and livelihood in an upland community forestry project in Bangladesh / Niaz Ahmed Khan, page 69. Conditions, concerns and needs of garment workers in Bangladesh / Syeda Sharmin Absar, page 73. FROM THE FIELD: Gender and livelihood in an upland community forestry project in Bangladesh / Niaz Ahmed Khan, page 77. Conditions, concerns and needs of garment workers in Bangladesh / Syda Sharmin Absar, page 82. CONFERENCES: Conference reports, page 85. Conference calendar, page 87. PUBLICATIONS: Book reviews, page 92. New books, page 96. Reports and monographs, page 100. Newsletters and journals, page 104. Working paper, page 106. COURSES, page 108. RESOURCES: Organisational profile, page 111. Materials, page 115. Electronic fora, page 117. ACFOA BRIEFING, page 118. Show more