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  • Gender Responsive

    Gender Responsive in Voting Law Definition of Gender Responsive in the context of the United States election law: Refers to a planning process in which programmes and policy actions are developed to deal with and counteract problems which arise if the socially constructed differences between […]

  • Women’s Empowerment

    Women’s Empowerment in Voting Law Definition of Women’s Empowerment in the context of the United States election law: Process by which women gain power and control over their own lives. It involves awareness-raising, self-confidence building, expansion of choices, increased access to […]

  • Women’s Empowerment

    Women’s Empowerment in Voting Law Definition of Women’s Empowerment in the context of the United States election law: Process by which women gain power and control over their own lives. It involves awareness-raising, self-confidence building, expansion of choices, increased access to […]

  • Sexism

    Definition of Sexism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Sexism: Actions or attitudes that discriminate against people based solely on their gender. Sexism is linked to power in that those with power are typically treated with favour and those without […]

  • Women’s Empowerment

    Women’s Empowerment in Voting Law Definition of Women’s Empowerment in the context of the United States election law: Process by which women gain power and control over their own lives. It involves awareness-raising, self-confidence building, expansion of choices, increased access to […]