Democracy and gender equality : the role of the UN / Massimo Tommasoli, editor

"Today’s roundtable invites us to address the issues of gender equality and democracy together. Gender equality must be a feature of democratic governance for the latter to be worthy of its name. By promoting both simultaneously we not only promote the equal human rights of women and men, but we also accelerate development progress. " -- [Publisher].
Executive summary -- Introduction -- Key themes in democracy and gender equality -- Panel One: Political participation, representation and gender equality -- Panel Two: Impact of traditional and new social media on women’s engagement with democratic processes -- Panel Three: Strengthening accountability to women -- Conclusions and recommendations.

55 p.

At head of title: IDEA, UN, UNDP.