Economic empowerment

Gender Equality and Decent Work

Decent Work refers to the ability for men and women to a certain quality and standard of experience in the workplace which  ensures respect for their human dignity and which upholds the principles of equity, including gender equality. Decent work encompasses factors such as income opportunities, social protection and social security, employment rights, and gender […]

Female Workers in the Non-Agricultural Sector

This article was written by Group 9 in , as part of the . It focuses on gender equality in Thailand. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Situation of Female Workers in the Non-Agricultural Sector 3 External events 3.1 The 2011 Tohoku earthquake 3.2 Thailand’s 2011 flood crisis 4 The Protection of Female Workers […]

Female Nobel Prize Laureates

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 43 women since 1901.Nobel Prize Awarded Women One woman, Marie Curie, has been awarded the Nobel Prize two times, in 1903 (the Nobel Prize in Physics) and in 1911 (the Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Table of Contents 1 Physics 2 Chemistry 3 Physiology or Medicine 4 Literature 5 […]

FINCA International

FINCA International provides financial services to the world’s lowest-income entrepreneurs so they can create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living. We target the poorest of the working poor: those who have the least access to services such as loans, savings programs, and insurance. Our clients include women, who make up 70 percent […]

Female Workers in the Agricultural Sector

This article was written by Group 9 in , as part of the . Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Land owners 2.1 Land owners in 1998 2.2 2003: Less land owners but more products 3 How Thailand supports agriculture 4 Government Policy 5 Current trends in agricultural production 6 Land acquisition by a Thai […]

Gender Equality and Trade Policy

Women play a major role in contributing to the economy, to better governance, and to their communities and households. Discrimination and marginalization reduces this contribution, making societies worse off. Just like income inequality, gender discrimination tends to reduce growth and hold back development by crippling a part of society´s human capital. By contrast, there is […]

Afghan Women Skills Development Centre

Afghan Women Skill Development Centre (AWSDC) is a non-profit, non-government and non-political organization, established in 1999 by a group of committed Afghan women with the aim to reduce the suffering of women and children through promotion of peace and initiation of rehabilitation and development projects. Table of Contents 1 Vision and Mission 2 Objectives 3 […]

Addressing women’s needs for financial education

Table of Contents 1 About 2 About OECD INFE 3 Publication 4 See Also 5 External Links About Both women and men need to be sufficiently financially literate to effectively participate in economic activities and to take appropriate financial decisions for themselves and their families, but women often have less financial knowledge and lower access […]

Water access and gender

Table of Contents Why does gender matter? Gender vs. sex Gender formed by culture Gender, the environment, and gender mainstreaming Cultural gender norms and water Effect of climate change on women and water Precipitation pattern changes Sea level rise Desertification Glacier melt See also Why does gender matter? Gender vs. sex Gender and sex connote […]

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