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LPSA Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment – Open Meeting – November 2023

November 29, 2023 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Women’s Empowerment & Gender Equality Thematic Working Group was launched with an Open Meeting that occurred on November 29, 2023 (07:00 EST / 13:00 CET / 15:00 EAT). The meeting was opened by the LPSA’s […]

Coming soon: LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment

October 22, 2023 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance is a global alliance of advocates for inclusive governance and sustainable development. As central governments are often far removed from people’s day-to-day lives, local governments provide a key mechanism to […]

Gender Hub Webinar: Peer-to-Peer Sharing of Best Practices: Inclusive Municipal Service Delivery

October 7, 2023 Jacqueline Muthura

Are you passionate about creating thriving communities where every individual, regardless of who they are, has access to essential services and opportunities? We invite you to a webinar that delves into the best practices of […]

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

September 30, 2023 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 […]

The African Charter for Local Gender Equality

January 16, 2023 LPSAManager

In May 2022, a new tool was introduced to achieve gender equality in Africa’s towns and regions: the Local Authorities Charter for Gender Equality in Africa. The Charter was launched at Africities, hosted by Kisumu […]

Gender Equality and Federalism

September 18, 2022 LPSAManager

Gender inequality is perhaps the single most significant impediment to achieving a more just, equitable, prosperous, and inclusive world. Inequality, a root cause of poverty, instability, and conflict, is damaging to people, societies, and the […]

Operationalizing women’s empowerment in development

January 23, 2021 LPS Alliance

One criticism of how women’s empowerment is operationalized in development interventions is the lack of consideration of its context specificity. A recent quantitative study investigates how women participants in development projects in Laos, Myanmar and […]