Reforms to Enhance Gender Equality in the Democratic Republic of Congo : From Advocacy to Implementation (English)

This brief examines two successful gender equality reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the introduction of the Law on Parity in 2015 and an amendment to the Family Code in 2016. These two examples highlight three success factors: gender champions across local civil society groups; government and international actors making the economic case for reforming discriminatory provisions; and international obligations that allowed the reforms to...

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Braunmiller,Julia Constanze;

Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte;
Document Date
2022/03/14
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
169422
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/03/14
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Disclosed
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Reforms to Enhance Gender Equality in the Democratic Republic of Congo : From Advocacy to Implementation
Keywords
law

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Braunmiller,Julia Constanze; Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte.

Reforms to Enhance Gender Equality in the Democratic Republic of Congo : From Advocacy to Implementation (English). Global Indicators Briefs|no. 4 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/857041647271462384

Reforms to Enhance Gender Equality in the Democratic Republic of Congo : From Advocacy to Implementation (English)

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