Author: Chit Chit

How to ensure that a federal system upholds women’s rights?  Society must encourage inclusivity, fairness, and equal participation in decision-making. Nang Phyu Phyu Lin, an independent consultant, and a Gender and Development Advocate, stressed that a federal constitution should mandate all institutions to implement gender policies and …

How can a federal constitution guarantee gender equality?  To realize equality, a constitutional approach is necessary. The talk of Karen National Union’s advisor, May-Oo Mutraw, and the subsequent discussion covered a number of strategic approaches to address gender equality in the constitution at the state …

What does federalism have to do with gender equality?  In order to advance gender equality in Myanmar, federalism and a strong constitution that safeguards the fundamental human rights of its people are needed. Dr. Marcus Brand, Head of Programme of the International Institute for Democracy …

WHAT FORM OF FEDERALISM IS SUITABLE FOR MYANMAR? Greetings from GenderLab!  We are so excited to share the summary brief of our GenderLab Talk Series#1_Principles of Democracy and Federalism discussion. All models of democracy and federalism are helpful, but those should not be imposed without …