Gender Equality Archives – Decentralization Net

LPSA GEWE Working Group Meet & Greet – UCLG World Congress, Tangier 2026

May 15, 2026 Jacqueline Muthura

The Local Public Sector Alliance’s (LPSA) Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) invites members and allies to an informal networking session on the margins of the UCLG World Congress in Tangier, […]

The real financing issue in ECD and childcare isn’t finance

May 7, 2026 Jacqueline Muthura

From May 5-8, 2026, early childhood champions from around the world met in Kigali for Investing in the Early Years: A Global Technical Financing Forum, convened by ECDAN with AFECN, UNESCO, UNICEF and WHO. The Local […]

County funding for childcare in Kenya

September 17, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

Kenya’s 2010 devolved constitution established county governments as the primary level of government responsible for the provision of childcare facilities, assigning them a mandate that is both critical and, until devolution, largely undefined. Despite considerable […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment – Open Meeting – February 2025

February 26, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment held a meeting on February 26, 2025 (07:00 EDT / 13:00 CET / 15:00 EAT), focusing on how local governments can effectively tackle gender-based […]

Localizing WEE in Africa Project – Towards Formalization of the Childcare Sector in Kenya

September 4, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

The Localizing WEE in Africa (LWEEA) project seeks to promote the adoption, funding, and implementation of intergovernmental policy solutions for women’s economic empowerment as a gender-responsive ‘macro-level’ (or multi-level) policy response that supports all women’s […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment – Open Meeting – August 2024

August 28, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise at the intersection of […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment – Open Meeting – February 2025

July 13, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organisations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise at the intersection of […]

LPSA Launches the Localizing Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa Project

March 7, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

On March 6, 2024, the Local Public Sector Alliance, in partnership with the Collaborative Action for Childcare, launched the Localizing Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Africa project at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Upperhill, Nairobi, […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment – Open Meeting – February 2024

February 28, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise at the intersection of […]

Representation of the Citizens in Nepali Local Governments through the Elected Dalit Women Leaders

January 15, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

The empowerment of Dalits is a significant challenge for the development of Nepal. Though recent amendments to the New Civil Code and the Constitution sought to eliminate caste discrimination, it persists. Dalits traditionally and historically […]