Myanmar Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) was founded in 2015 to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building movement for the effective implementation of the new sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar, especially goal number five-Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls-and women participation in peace and political process. It has developed capacity building programs on gender and politics, gender based violence, Women, Peace and Security ( WPS ) , gender and SSR, research program and other related gender and development issues.
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Projects And Outputs
Building Emerging Think Tank Capacity in Myanmar
Following an in-depth needs assessment of eight think tanks performed in December 2017, a highly customized capacity development program will...
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Gender budgeting: Preferences, policies and impact – Gender equality and decentralization
The main thrust of this project is to bring gender considerations into the discussion and preparation of budgets in Myanmar....
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Elevating women leaders in Myanmar
Many hurdles remain to achieve gender equality in Myanmar politics and society at large. Research supported by Canada’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar Initiative is identifying opportunities to close the gap.
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Sparking change through research
Social scientists in Myanmar seeking to understand the factors that influence women’s participation in politics and the economy are finding...
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Increasing gender equality in an evolving democracy
Researchers on the ground in Myanmar are investigating how women can get more involved in policymaking to ensure their voices...
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