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Virtual Policy Workshop on tackling gender-based discrimination in West Africa  

From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions      Virtual Policy Workshop in West Africa        29 April 2021    10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (CET)    The OECD Development Centre, in partnership with the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC), will be hosting a virtual policy workshop with policy makers and international and regional organisations working on gender equality in West Africa on 29 April 2021 at 10:00 Paris time. Building on the OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), the virtual workshop […]

Virtual workshop with grassroots organisations on tackling gender-based discrimination in West Africa

From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions      Virtual Workshop in West Africa        27 April 2021    10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (CET)    Please kindly register here    The OECD Development Centre, in partnership with the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC), invites you to a virtual workshop with grassroots organisations working on gender equality in West Africa on 27 April 2021 at 10:00 Paris time for an interactive policy discussion.     Building on the OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), the virtual workshop aims to track […]

Gender in the Media: February 2021

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. February Still many challenges ahead to achieve gender equality – European Parliament How Gender-Smart Investing Increases Profits and Gender Equality – Asia Foundation See also Gender in […]

Gender in the media: January 2021

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. January 1-13 January Coronavirus – a backward step for gender equality – UNICEF Little evidence whether STEM gender equity initiatives really work – Canberra Times China’s birth […]

UN CSW65 Side event “Shifting Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment”

The OECD Development Centre is co-organising, with Austria, a Side-event on 22 March 2021 as part of the upcoming Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on Shifting Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment to: Make the case that restrictive masculinities hinder women’s economic empowerment while also harming the well-being of men and boys Underscore […]

Launch of SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia

The OECD Development Centre is co-organising, with Korea, the launch of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia on 30 March 2021. The virtual launch aims to: Monitor and identify remaining challenges in addressing discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, norms and practices—which continue to hinder women’s empowerment […]

Launch of Masculinities Report, Man Enough? Measuring Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Empowerment

The OECD Development Centre is organising a virtual launch event on 12 March 2021 for the Masculinities Report, Man Enough? Measuring Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Empowerment to: Present the findings of the report Shed light on the ways masculine norms can either hinder or promote women’s empowerment and gender equality Present the indicators that […]

OECD High-Level Conference on Ending Violence Against Women

Violence against women remains a global pandemic. Worldwide, more than one out of three women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. OECD Ministers increasingly recognize that violence against women is a crisis in their countries. The OECD Gender Equality Questionnaire illustrated that governments prioritise this issue […]

Gender in the Media: December 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. December 1-14 December Increase in trafficking of women, gender-based violence due to pandemic: Nobel Peace Prize Winner  – The Indian Express Women outpace men in signing up to […]

Gender in the Media: November 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. November 1-14 November Gender and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the KenyaMozambique region – ReliefWeb The state of women’s leadership in 5 statistics – World Economic Forum Remains of […]

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