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Capacity assessment for “Gender analysis research skills training”
Request for capacity assessment for "Gender analysis research skills training" which is one of the GenderLab activities that we plan to…
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GenderLab Talk Series – Dialogue Session: Principles of Democracy and Federalism
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Myanmar Speaker Series: Bottom-up decision making? The Importance of Women as Local Leaders
November 3, 2020.
In Myanmar, despite limited moves towards decentralisation over the last decade, formal legal, policy-making and budgetary powers remain highly centralised at the union level. However, in practice, decision making at ward/village tract and village level has a large impact on citizens’ lives. Ward/village tract administrators and “100 household heads ” – the main elected community leaders – act as key interlocutors between ordinary people and higher levels of the state. So, although the vast majority of the government’s budget is centrally controlled, much of the de facto revenue collection and public service delivery is decided at local levels. Local decision-making remains highly gendered due to a persistent gender division of roles and responsibilities. In Myanmar, improving gender equality of participation in local governance bodies could result in more equitable decisions for the population.
Burmese Language Audio Version
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