• How gender-responsive budgeting can contribute to the PRSP
  By Debbie Budlender. The author discusses the role of gender budgeting in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Pakistan. In particular, the author argues that it improving governance by making it clearer to government officials, legislators and the public what government is doing and why and by increasing participation in the policy and budget processes. Gender-responsive budgeting is valuable investing in human capital, by promoting the utilisation of all the potential human resources in the country, without gender bias; and it targets the poor and vulnerable, by focusing on those who most need government assistance and are least able to provide for themselves, whether because of gender, location, poverty or other characteristics
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• Pakistan: education and gender policy. Girl's education: a lifeline to development
  By Sabina Qureshi. The author explores specific issues related to gender and education in Pakistan in order to advocate for an affirmative plan of action for girl's education both at policy and schools level. The research addresses the following key questions: What is the nature of the crises of low level of literacy in Pakistan? What are the implications of inequities in education on society with particular reference to girl child education? How do existing impediments to development i.e. low level of literacy in Pakistan particularly that of girls and women can add to social costs for a country like Pakistan? What are the major areas of concern in primary level education which need intervention?
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• Road Map and Implementation Strategy for Research and Analysis for Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiative
  Government of Pakistan Research Paper
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• Study of the Recent Budgetary and Planning Reforms in Pakistan
  By Masharraf Rasool Cyan. The author presents the results of the study of the budgeting and planning reforms in Pakistan with the focus on specific institutional processes that have changed or are being changed as a result of the reforms of the budget and planning organization and methodologies. It also recounts important capacity building initiatives connected with various reform initiatives and the potential impact of reforms from the gender budgeting perspective. Finally, it provides a risk analysis of the reform initiatives.
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• Women's representation in local government in Pakistan: impact analysis and future policy implications
  By Fauzia Yazdani. This policy research was undertaken with the objective to bring out the policy effects of devolution on women and recommend in light of women's experience with the new system and implementation issues. 33 districts of Pakistan were taken as sample and 846 elected women district councilors, approximately 40%, were identified as target population. They were approached through a detail questionnaire. The number of respondents was 594, which is 70% of the target population. Besides data input and policy comment & feedback was received through Focus Group Discussions, personal interviews, field visits, interviews with political leadership, bureaucracies, related NGO/CSO and donors
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• The politics of participation: evidence from five districts in Pakistan
  By Mehr Latif. This study concentrated on three aspects of CCBs: their leadership; ability to encourage citizen participation; and their responsiveness to the needs of local peoples. This brief was written to provide policymakers and practitioners with information on how CCB projects are being implemented and recommendations on how to make them stronger. The paper addresses four policy problems impacting CCBs: 1) Inefficiencies in the administrative systems facilitating the boards; 2) Cooption of the boards by an individual or a group; 3) Legal questions about ownership of CCB projects; and 4) Questions of sustainability that arise in part from these ownership issues
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