December 28, 2009 - Politics can only succeed when it is inclusive of all genders. Gender justice is an ambitious goal, one that the Heinrich Böll Foundation is pursuing together with many different allies worldwide. This publication gives an overview of their work. more»

Roadmap to 1325 – December 28, 2009 - The UN resolution 1325 It could be a milestone for gender-equitable security policy. This volume contributes to filling the gap in knowledge about approaches both to gender-sensitive peace and security policy. Edited by the Gunda-Werner-Institut. more»

Pakistan: “The Gender Discourse Needs to Be Linked to Local Realities” – December 16, 2009 - Recently, the power of the Taliban in connection with the attitude of the society was widely discussed, but once again gender and women issues were not highlighted. Durre Ahmed, chairperson and senior research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Gender and Culture in Lahore, about the current situation and development of the gender discourse in Pakistan. more»

Bringing Gender Equality to Adaptation Financing II: Least Developed Countries Fund – December 11, 2009 - This brief provides an analysis of the status of gender considerations at the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), an adaptation financing instrument under the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It gives some recommendations for incorporating gender equality in LDCF funded projects in order to improve their adaptation outcomes. By Liane Schalatek more»

Afghanistan’s Parliament in the Making – June 29, 2009 - The involvement of women in Afghanistan’s public life is decreasing. Attacks, vigilantism, and legal processes that contradict the basic principles of human and women’s rights are the order of the day. This book, based on interviews of male and female members of parliament, examines the realities of parliamentary work in Afghanistan. more»

Gender Mainstreaming – Possibilities and Limits of a Radical Social Concept – January 13, 2009 - Gender mainstreaming needs to become an issue for society as a whole. To fundamentally change the relationship between the genders, we need not just a legal framework, but bottom-up policies, a strengthening of initiatives that target equality, and more men on board. By Barbara Unmüßig more»

Human Security = Women’s Security? No Sustainable Security Policy without a Gender Perspective – February 15, 2008 - Within the last ten years, the concepts and strategies underlying the peace and security policy of Germany have changed rapidly. How are the existing to be evaluated? How sound is the UN-commission's concept of "human security" regarding its political realisation? more»

Gender policy makes a difference – June 10, 2008 - This paper aims, firstly, to tackle the gender political challenges of the future and to renew our understanding of gender democracy. Secondly, it gives an outline of our programme focus, defines our aims and tasks, and sets out terminology and tools of gender democratic policy. By Barbara Unmüßig more»