Transforming the Mainstream: Building a Gender Responsive Bureaucracy in the Philippines, 1975-1998.(Book Review)

From: Women in Action | Date: April 1, 2002 | Copyright information

Edited by Rina Jimenez-David

Transforming the Mainstream traces the long and varied history of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) from its early days as a traditional women's organisation to its pioneering work in envisioning gender mainstreaming and striving to translate that vision into practice. UNIFEM support to NCRFW over much of its history and for the writing of this monograph stems from a shared sense of mission in weaving both women an...

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