1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459971803321

Titolo

Women in executive power : a global overview / / edited by Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-10425-3

9786613104250

1-136-81915-0

0-203-82998-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; 38

Altri autori (Persone)

BauerGretchen <1959->

TremblayManon

Disciplina

352.23082

Soggetti

Women - Political activity

Women legislators

Representative government and representation

Sex role

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay -- Arab states / Vânia Carvalho Pinto -- South and Southeast Asia / Andrea Fleschenberg -- Oceania / Jennifer Curtin and Marian Sawer -- Central and Eastern Europe / Maxime Forest -- Sub-Saharan Africa / Gretchen Bauer -- Latin America / Tiffany D. Barnes and Mark P. Jones -- North America / Farida Jalalzai and Manon Tremblay -- Western Europe / Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan -- Nordic countries / Christina Bergqvist -- Conclusion / Manon Tremblay and Gretchen Bauer.

Sommario/riassunto

Women in Executive Power studies the participation of women in the political executive around the world-notably in cabinet positions as ministers and sub-ministers and as heads of government and state. Providing multiple case studies in each chapter, the book provides regional overviews of nine different world regions covering those with the fewest to the most women in executive power. Evaluating the role



of socio-cultural, economic and political variables of women's access to cabinet positions and positions of head of state and government, the book shows that women are incr

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996206946503316

Autore

Stevenson Lois

Titolo

Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2005

ISBN

1-280-17348-3

92-2-116821-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

St-OngeAnnette

Disciplina

338.6/42

Soggetti

Businesswomen

Entrepreneurship

Success in business

Women-owned business enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms; 1. Background and introduction; 2. The economic context in Kenya; 3. The MSE sector in Kenya; 4. Women in MSEs in Kenya; 5. The MSE policy environment; 6. Integrated framework for the advancement of growth-oriented women entrepreneurs; 7. Policy leadership and coordination; 8. Promotion of women entrepreneurs; 9. Women's access to micro and other forms of credit; 10. Women entrepreneurs' associations and networks; 11. Training and mentoring; 12. Business support and information; 13. Regulatory and legal environment; 14. Research

15. Concluding comments on strategy for moving forwardReferences; Annex 1: List of contacts during Kenya field visit; Annex 2: List of questions for assessing gaps and identifying further policy/programme measures in support of women's enterprise development

Sommario/riassunto

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Addis Ababa Forum in June



2003 focused on the role of women entrepreneurs in private sector development, poverty reduction, and sustainable growth and development. It provided an opportunity for the AfDB and the International Labour Office (ILO) to join forces using their complementary expertise in support of women-owned businesses in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia. This report is based on the country assessment for Kenya, where the ILO has been researching and supporting women's entrepreneurship. Examining such issues as the economic context, micro-finance