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The United Nations University (UNU-GEST)

About UNU-GEST The objective of the UNU-GEST Programme is to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in developing countries and post-conflict societies through research and education. Its main target group is professionals working for government and civil society organisations in developing countries and post-conflict societies undergoing reconstruction. The UNU-GEST Programme also offers short courses and […]

Gender in the Media: May 2020

The media review presents every month a selection of articles from different media sources on “gender and development” issues. The list of articles is regularly updated during the month. May 2020 1-14 May Sudan to outlaw female genital mutilation – The Guardian The lockdown is hard for women with disability – Hindustan Times ‘We want improved women’s participation […]

International Girls in ICT Day

The fourth Thursday of April, this year April 23, marks the International Girls in ICT Day, an initiative by ITU Member States in Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 to generate a global environment that encourages girls and women to pursue careers in information and communication technologies (ICT). To celebrate the Day in 2020, ITU will host an […]

Online discussion: Shifting social norms and achieving gender equality: What role can communicators play?

To access the synthesis report of this online discussion click here. Context Women everywhere are held back by discriminatory social norms. Changing social norms starts with new laws, but also with changing attitudes and behaviours. As our Social Institutions and Gender Index shows, just over 1 in 4 women around the world still believe that […]

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