June 5th, 2019, Vancouver (Canada):50 minutes a day. Thats the amount of additional time men would need to contribute every day to caring for children and households to make a leap toward achieving gender equality in unpaid care, reveals the third-ever State of the Worlds Fathers report, released today by Promundo, with Unilever Dove Men+Care at the...
Category: Gender & Inclusion
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IN FOCUS WD2019: Nearly 40% of the worlds girls and women live in countries failing on gender equality, SDG Index finds
Read Report Here Vancouver, (Canada):Results for 129 countries measured by a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Gender Index released today by Equal Measures 2030 show that the world is far from achieving gender equality, with 1.4 billion girls and women living in countries that get a very poor failing grade on gender equality. The...
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Performative Feminism
The article was previously published in our special Women's Day edition, published on ISSUU. Feminism as a movement has undergone a series of evolutions in terms of how activism is carried out. In its early stages, during the 19th and 20th century, it was associated with the temperance and abolitionist movements and gave voice to...
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ABAAD: In Valiant Pursuit of Gender Equality
ABAADs campaign under the title “A White Dress Doesnt cover the Rape” during the 16 days of Activism to end violence against women, as part of the process of demanding the abolishment of article 522 of the Lebanese Penal Code ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality is a UN ECOSOC accredited organization that aims...
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Empowering Women of Pakistan Through Microfinance
Tell us about the CSC Empowerment and Inclusion Programme when was it formed and the reason behind its establishment? The CSC Empowerment and Inclusion Programme, previously Community Support Concern (CSC), was one of the pioneer organizations to provide microfinance to poor households of Pakistan. Established in 1989, CSC has for the last 29 years, been...
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Going beyond the Gender Rule Debate
This article was previously published in Ananke's special Women's Day 2019 Edition. In 2018, the Kenyan parliament went into a debate on the Gender Bill. See, Kenyas parliament is currently unconstitutional. According to the 2010 constitution, elective or appointive bodies should be made up of not more than ? members of the same gender. When...
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Bridging the Gap Through Gender Data
This article was previously publishing in Ananke's digital Women's Day edition. To view the special edition, visit Ananke on ISSUU. Can you tell us what the project Bridging the Gap is all about? When will it be launched and where? What are the main objectives of the project? Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability...
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Rethinking Economics By Using A Gender Lens
Tell us a bit about yourself, your work at the OECD? I currently work as an economist and gender expert at the OECD Development Centre and lead the gender programme. In this role, I oversee policy dialogue and policy-oriented research on gender and development issues including measuring gender-based discrimination in social institutions notably through the...
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Status of Gender Equality
Governments around the world are paying more attention to gender equality but progress is too slow and uneven, and much remains to be done to increase women’s rights, opportunities and participation in public life and senior jobs, according to the OECD. Despite gender equality reforms in many countries, with innovative rules and regulations in many...
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UAE female-focused Organizations Boost Womens Role in Addressing Sustainability Challenges
January 17, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and the Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform a Masdar-led initiative dedicated to inspiring women and girls to play an active role in addressing global sustainability challenges have announced a strategic partnership for the year 2019. Through this year-long...