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New study looks at progress made in the status of women in 22 countries of the Middle East and North Africa

Twenty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on gender equality and women’s empowerment, this review of its implementation could not be more timely. Although much has been achieved in recent years to advance the rights of women and girls in the Arab region, inequalities persist at many levels, often […]

UNESCO Report on Gender Equality and Culture

UNESCO Report on Gender Equality and Culture The 2014 UNESCO Report on Gender Equality and Culture Gender Equality, Heritage and Creativity, consolidates for the first time existing data and research, presenting a global overview of the current status, issues, challenges and opportunities in gender equality and culture. Drawing on the core areas of UNESCO’s mandate […]

The State of Food and Agriculture 2014

Table of Contents 1 Background 1.1 Key Messages 2 See also 3 References Background The Sate of Food and Agriculture 2014 (SOAF) analyses the situation of family farms across the globe and the role they play in global food security, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. Over 500 million family farms exist contributing to the production […]

Supporting working parents: Pregnancy and return to work discrimination

Table of Contents 1 Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review 2 Methodology 3 Findings 4 Recommendations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review Supporting working parents: Pregnancy and return to work National Review is a national review of discrimination related […]

The Global Economic Crisis and Gender Equality

Background The Global Economic Crisis and Gender Equality was released by UN Women in October of 2014. Seven years after the 2008 global economic crisis, this report examines the particular challenges that women faced during the crisis related to austerity measures, increased unemployment, and cuts in social spending. The report calls for decision action on […]

Tackling discriminatory social norms to empower girls and women: lessons for a post-2015 framework

The OECD Development Centre, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the DFID – UK Department for International Development co-organised a side event at the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York, on 13 March 2014. More information: http://oecd.org/dev/poverty/wwwoecdorgdevgendercsw58.htm Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest […]

“Unfinished business – Women and girls front and centre beyond 2015” (May 2013)

Unfinished business – Women and girls front and centre beyond 2015 (May 2013) Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to achieving the unfinished business of the and accelerating development progress beyond 2015. matters in its own right as a driver of growth and as a prerequisite for improved development outcomes. Yet, there is no […]

“We Can’t Wait”: a report on sanitation and hygiene for women and girls

Download the full report. Table of Contents 1 About 1.1 The report 2 Outline 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The international community acknowledged the importance of sanitation by including targets in the Millennium Development Goals. Yet with the 2015 deadline fast approaching we are still far from addressing this global crisis. […]

Maternal health in Nepal

Table of Contents 1 About 2 See also 3 Read the blogs 4 View the infographics 5 References About Each year, around 350,000 women die globally as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Yet despite a 10-year insurgency, persistent political upheaval, and some of the world’s most challenging terrain for the delivery of healthcare, Nepal […]

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