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Progress of the world's women 2008/9: Who answers to women? Gender and accountability (pdf 5.5mb)

This report focuses on five key areas where the need to strengthen accountability to women is urgent: politics and governance, access to public services, economic opportunities, justice, and the distribution of international assistance for development and security.

It highlights the need for stronger accountability mechanisms needed in order to meet national and international commitments to women's rights and to translate those commitments into real changes in women's lives.

The report itself, along with its executive summary, media materials, audio-visual clips and country information are available for separate download.

 

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