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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 […]

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 […]

Oxford Women’s Leadership Symposium

19th International Women’s Leadership Symposium You are invited to give a talk on an aspect of women’s studies, or you may wish to attend as an observer or panel member. We also welcome poster proposals.  If you would like to present a paper, submit a brief abstract for review by the Programme Committee. Papers presented will […]

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Philanthropy for Gender Equality

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Philanthropy for Gender Equality Women Deliver | Vancouver, Canada 6 June 2019 | 12:00 – 13:30 Room 306, level 3   About Philanthropy’s role in advancing sustainable development and in particular its support for gender equality attracts a lot of attention. However, few figures are available to date on […]

LAWS, SOCIAL NORMS AND GENDER EQUALITY: WHERE DO WE STAND? Insights from the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Regional Report for Eurasia

The OECD Development Centre, Austrian Development Cooperation and UN Women are pleased to invite you to the SIGI Regional Policy Dialogue for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus entitled: LAWS, SOCIAL NORMS AND GENDER EQUALITY: WHERE DO WE STAND? Insights from the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Regional Report for Eurasia Wednesday 15 May  2019 […]

CSW63 Side event: Joint efforts in the process of monitoring legal frameworks that promote non-discrimination on the basis of sex (SDG indicator 5.1.1)

Joint efforts in the process of monitoring legal frameworks that promote non-discrimination on the basis of sex (SDG indicator 5.1.1) Tuesday, March 12, 2019  |  3:00 – 4:15PM  |  Conf. Room D, UN Headquarters, NY   Please RSVP by Friday 8 March 2019 with your full name and affiliation to wbl@worldbank.org   OBJECTIVE The objective […]

CSW63 Side Event : “Will we reach the gender-related SDGs? The impact of laws and social norms.”

“Will we reach the gender-related SDGs? The impact of laws and social norms.” 63rd Commission on the Status of Women-Side Event Thursday 14 March 2019 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm UN Headquarters Conference Room A Please note the event will be in a first arrived first seat basis. Registration is not needed for those holding […]

Award Ceremony at COP 24: Gender Just Climate Solutions

Gender Just Climate Solutions award ceremony.  ABOUT THE EVENT The award ceremony will showcase and reward gender just climate actions, that can be up-scaled and replicated in order to advocate for gender-responsive climate solutions. The award highlights technical solutions, training or awareness-raising, and transformational solutions that encourage sharing of best practices. It also inspires politicians […]

Policy Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment

          OECD Development Cluster Consultation Policy Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment Recognising, reducing and redistributing Unpaid care and domestic work When: Friday 17 March 2017: 10.00 am – 12.00 pm Where: One UN Hote, 1 United Nations Plaza, New York   In partnership with the Government of Paraguay, the OECD Development […]

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