Power, voice and rights :   a turning point for gender equality in Asia and the Pacific. 

 - New Delhi :  Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.,  2010. 
 - xxii, 238 pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1: A Case for Gender Equality -- Is There a Common Understanding of Gender Equality? -- Where Asia-Pacific Stands on Gender Equality -- Why Isn't Asia-Pacific Closer to Achieving Gender Equality? -- The Time Has Gone -- Moving Forward Faster -- Contours of the Report -- Where the Region Stands: A Snapshot -- Chapter 2: Building Economic Power -- Leveraging Assets -- Paid Work Opens Doors -- Education for People and Economies -- Making a move for More Opportunities -- Taking Action: Towards A Better Balance in Economic Power -- Development for All -- Chapter 3: Promoting Political Voice -- Inequality Excludes Women from Public Life -- Expanding Women's Voice -- The Difference Women Make in Politics -- Taking Action: Bolstering Voice, A Gender Equality Agenda -- Transformation Through Participation -- Chapter 4: Advancing Legal Rights -- A Tangle of Legal Influences -- Shortfalls in the Substance of the Law -- Access to Justice Depends on Gender -- Taking Action: Enforcing Rights, Correcting Wrongs -- Use the Law to Tear Down gender Barriers -- Chapter 5: Towards Equal Power and Voice -- Catalyzing Change -- Establishing the Priorities -- An Agenda for Action -- A Turning Point for Gender Equality 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789211262865 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> UNDP - Donation 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women's rights--Asia.<br/>Women's rights--Pacific area.<br/>Sex discrimination against women--Asia.<br/>Sex discrimination against women--Pacific area.<br/>Gender mainstreaming--Asia.<br/>Gender mainstreaming--Pacific area.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--Social conditions.<br/>Pacific Area--Social conditions.<br/>Asia--Economic conditions.<br/>Pacific Area--Economic conditions.