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Intersectional Responses to Gender-Based Violence

Darian Edelman Master 2 in Development Economics and International Project Management (DEIPM) Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC) and Université Gustave Eiffel (UGE) Article published as part of Wikigender University     Introduction Freedom from violence is a human right for all. While considering human rights, it’s important to understand that human beings are multi-layered and complex, […]

Gender, Disability and Development

Yasmine Bencherif Master 2 in Development Economics and International Project Management (DEIPM) Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC) and Université Gustave Eiffel (UGE) Article published as part of Wikigender University Context In this article we explore the relationship between disability and gender. Divided into three parts, the first section compiles research on this intersectionality, describing the gendering […]

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 […]

COVID-19’s Impact on Gender Equality & the SDGs

Table of Contents: Introduction Implications for the SDGs with a focus on women and girls Implications for SDG 5 specifically Additional Resources from OECD on COVID-19 References Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic poses a severe threat to the achievement of gender-related SDGs and jeopardises some of the improvements observed since 2015 related to gender equality and […]

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 […]

Abaad MENA

ABAAD (Resource) centre for gender equality – is a non-profit, non-politically affiliated, non-religious civil association founded in June 2011 with the aim of promoting sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region through equality, protection, and empowerment of marginalised groups, especially women. A pioneer organisation, in both Lebanon and the MENA region, Abaad envisions […]

Speech: The economic cost of violence against women

Council of Women World Leaders high-level discussion at UN General Assembly Remarks by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD New York, 21 September 2016 (As prepared for delivery)     Your Excellency Dalia Grybauskaite, Excellencies, Ministers, dear colleagues,   It is a great privilege to be here alongside world leaders who are working to end violence against […]

Online Discussion on proposed indicators for data collection on femicide, rape and intimate partner violence

What The online discussion is organised in the context of EIGE’s Study on terminology and indicators used in data collection on femicide, rape and intimate partner violence carried out by the contractor Milieu Ltd. The study aims to address the lack of comparable and reliable EU-wide data on violence against women. If you have expertise […]

Intersectionality of Gender Inequality and Racial Discrimination

Intersectionality can be defined as the study or concept of discriminative or oppressive institutions on disenfranchised groups or minorities, and the way these groups are interconnected. The theory of Intersectionality is based on the concept that oppressive institutions within a society, such as racism, ageism, sexism, and homophobia, do not act independently, but are instead […]

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