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Global Database of Quotas for Women
Electoral Systems, Governance and Gender, Web Resource, Academic/Think TankThis Database provides information on the various types of gender quotas in existence today, detailing the percentages and targets in countries where they are applicable. The Database is intended as a working research tool. That is, it will continue to expand as more information becomes available and is verified. Only countries with electoral gender quotas will be found on this web site. The...
FAO Governance of tenure
Land Governance, Web Resource, Other UN AgencyLand, fisheries, forests and other natural resources provide a platform for livelihoods and a basis for social, cultural and religious practices. Pressure on these resources is increasing as areas are sought for cultivation, are occupied by urban expansion and as people abandon areas because of degradation, climate change and conflicts. In response, FAO and its partners initiated the...
Senegal | Web Resource | Mackymetre.com
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, E-Governance, Web Resource, Civil SocietyMackymetre.com répond à la question: “Comment utiliser le web pour s’assurer que le Président de la République et son gouvernement respecteront leurs engagements vis-a-vis de leurs électeurs? “.
World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE)
Web Resource, Civil SocietyThe World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) highlights the powerful influence of circumstances, such as wealth, gender, ethnicity and location, over which people have little control but which play an important role in shaping their opportunities for education and wider life chances. It draws attention to unacceptable levels of education inequality across countries and between groups within...
Global Observatory Catalogue of Indices
Web Resource, Civil SocietyThe use of indices to measure changes in countries across different policy areas is becoming increasingly frequent. From human rights to conflict, from governance to gender, many organizations have invested in developing statistical models that derive data from multiple sources and rank countries according to their score. The IPI’s Global Observatory provides the first list of country indices...
Land Matrix | Land Portal
Land Governance, Web Resource, Civil SocietyThe Land Matrix is an online public database that permits all users to contribute to and improve data on land deals, and for this data to be visualised. The visualisations offer both overviews of the data and complete access to the public database down to the level of an individual deal. The Land Matrix facilitates the collection and representation of data; encourages citizens, researchers,...
Policy Impact Toolkit
Web Resource, Academic/Think TankEvidence from evaluations is a vital ingredient for policy and programme decision making. However, ensuring evaluations are used by the right people in the right way for the right purposes is not straightforward at all. Researchers need to go beyond just making evidence available and instead they need to take on a broader role of engaging with decision makers throughout the research process to...
Tracking commitments to the Millennium Development Goals
Web Resource, Other UN AgencyThis site records and monitors commitments made in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by UN Member States and other international stakeholders. Data is displayed through an interactive data visualization and mapping tool, raw datasets and searchable qualitative data entries.
My SIGI: (Social Institutions and Gender)
Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a new composite measure of gender equality, based on the OECD’s Gender, Institutions and Development Database. It complements and improves existing measures in several ways. While conventional indicators of gender equality capture inequality outcomes, the SIGI focuses on the root causes behind these inequalities. The Social Institutions and...
Political system (incl. government, political regimes and organisations) - Data Guide
Web Resource, Civil Society, GovernmentThis MacroDataGuide webpage presents a user's guide to data on political system (incl. government, political regimes and organisations). It presents an overview of various institutions and research projects websites who collect data on political system (incl. government, political regimes and organisations). Furthermore, it provides a qualitative assessment of these sources. The...