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Workplace Gender Equality Agency

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) is an Australian Government statutory agency charged with promoting and improving gender equality in Australian workplaces. The Agency is responsible for administering the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Act). The Workplace Gender Equality Agency was formerly known as the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. WGEA work […]

Workshop: Diversity, inclusiveness and non discrimination in the world of work

In this ITC-ILO workshop (23-27 February 2015) we will analyze exclusion and indirect and intersectional discrimination mechanism and how they can be prevented. The workshop will particularly tackle discriminatory grounds related to gender, persons with disability and LGBTI and will look at national and organization level policies and practices using the Human Rights Based approach […]

World AIDS day

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held […]

World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education

To mark International Women’s Day 2012, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics have jointly released the World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education, which includes over 120 maps, charts and tables featuring a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators. The vivid presentation of information and analysis calls attention to persistent gender […]

World Conference of Women’s Shelters

The Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS), the Dutch Foundation of Women’s Shelters and its partners organise the 3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters from 3-6 November 2015 in The Hague – the Netherlands. Previous conferences were successful but continuous action is crucial: violence against women and children still occurs on a large scale and […]

World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development

“Despite impressive gains in gender equality, nearly 4 million poor women “missing” each year in developing countries” World Bank (September 2011), “Gender Equality: the Right and Smart Thing to Do – World Bank Report”, Press Release.   Table of Contents 1 Main Messages: Progress and Challenges 1.1 Progress 1.2 Gaps 2 Recommendations 3 A key […]

World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development stories

Education and Health “Globally, over a third of women die in their reproductive years”(Page 105 of the report). “Girls now outnumber boys in secondary schools in 45 developing countries” (see World Bank website on WDR 2012). “Despite progress in female education, around 40 percent of men in Amman ages 15–44 think women should not work […]

World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan […]

World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. Founded on 7 April, […]

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