Social norms

International Congress on Social Diversity 2016

Location November 25, 2016 University of Castile-La Mancha Toledo, Spain Conference Aim The main aim of this congress is to promote high quality interdisciplinary research in all sub-areas of Social Diversity, including disability, gender, social integration, social responsibility, ethical and religious diversity or educational diversity management. Conference Topics Disability Gender Sexual orientation Culture, ethnicity, race, […]

Matriarchy

Matriarchy (or gynecocracy) refers to a gynecocentric form of society, in which the leading role is taken by the women and especially by the mothers of a community. Strongly matrilocal societies sometimes are referred to as matrifocal, and there is some debate concerning the terminological delineation between matrifocality and matriarchy. Even in societies that are […]

Machismo

Machismo is a prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity.  As an attitude, machismo ranges from a personal sense of  virility to a more extreme male chauvinism. In machismo there is supreme valuation of characteristics culturally associated with the masculine and a denigration of characteristics associated with the feminine. Its manifestation can include , , , and […]

Publications

[toc] Latest publications 2019 SIGI 2019 Global Report (OECD 2019) SIGI 2019 Regional Report for Eurasia (OECD 2019) Measuring women’s economic empowerment: Time use data and gender inequality (OECD 2019) UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women annual report 2018 (UN Trust Fund 2019) Fund for Gender Equality annual report 2018-2019 (FGE 2019) A […]

Marrying too Young: End Child Marriage

Table of Contents 1 About 2 What should be done? 3 See Also 4 External Links About This report is a clarion call to decision makers, parents, communities and to the world to end . It documents the current scope, prevalence and inequities associated with child marriage and highlights that by 2020, some 142 million […]

Health Risks of Child Marriage

There are numerous health risks for women associated with . In , for example, researchers have found increased rates of , poorer child health, and higher levels of . Table of Contents 1 The Study 2 Child Marriage and Poorer Fertility 3 Recommendations 4 References 5 See also The Study The Boston University School of […]

Unpaid Care Work

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Understanding unpaid care work 2.1 Defining Unpaid Care work 2.2 Measuring Unpaid Care work 3 Economic Impact 4 International Framework 5 Unpaid Care in the Development Agenda 6 References 7 See also 8 External links Introduction Care work is carried out across the globe every day and is essential […]

Gender and Language

How can we make language more considerate to gender? In all languages, there is a tendency for the superiority of the use of the masculine. In French for example, when using plural in a sentence involving female and masculine subjects, the masculine takes over. Language is not only a means of communication. It is also […]

Family Code

Family Code or family law is a branch of law that deals with issues pertaining to family and domestic relations. In several countries, the family code is primarily based on traditions and informal practices. Its scope includes, but is not limited to: The nature of , civil unions, and domestic partnerships. Issues arising during marriage, […]

Footbinding

Foot binding (simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú, literally “bound feet”) was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in , beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Process of footbinding 3 Lotus Feet and Lotus […]

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