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Social Watch is an international network informed by national citizens' groups aiming at following up the fulfillment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality. These national groups report, through the national Social Watch report, on the progress - or regression - towards these commitments and goals.
The Social Watch groups, organized on an ad hoc basis, have a focal point in each country that is responsible for promoting the initiative; submitting a national report for the yearly publication; undertaking lobbying initiatives before the national authorities to hold them accountable for the policies in place regarding the agreed commitments; promoting a dialogue about the national social development priorities and developing an active inclusive strategy to bring other groups into the national group.
The international secretariat of Social Watch is hosted by the Third World Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay
Social Watch and Gender Equality
Social Watch publishes an annual indicator on women's rights, the Gender Equity Index. The 2007 Gender Equity Index saw Sweden, Finland and Rwanda in the first three places.
The 2008 Gender Equity Index of Social Watch was launched in New York during the meeting of the Commission of the Status of Women. It introduces recent evolution of the index by country and comes to the conclusion that half of the world women live in countries where there is no progress on gender equity.
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Sources
- Social Watch Website: www.socialwatch.org
