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Good Practice : Her&Now - Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Start-ups by Women
programmes for women entrepreneurs in several regions in India. Lead executing agency : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE)German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and [...] Development (BMZ) For achieving sustainable economic growth in India and creating jobs, women must play a greater role in the economy as employees and entrepreneurs. According to the International Labour [...] Fund estimates that equal participation of women in the labour market would increase India’s GDP by 27 per cent. A current focus of the Indian Government’s economic policy is on encouraging entrepreneurship …
File : Women__Water__Sanitation_and_Hygiene.pdf
water and adequate sanitation for women and men, girls and boys. Water supply: Women play a central part in the provi- sion, management and safeguarding of water. Women and girls spend significantly more [...] social cohesion and provide women with an opportunity to communicate with other women and people outside their homes. On the other hand, it is a heavy task that also can expose women to threats of vio- lence [...] Strengthening the voice of women and men Support activities that train and empower women to exercise their rights and take active part in decision- making. Ensure that women and men are given equal attention …
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File : Rural_women_s_access_to_financial_services_Credit__savings_and_insurance.pdf
when women are in a stronger position9 9 Where women’s relative power in the family is approximated by the assets women brought to the marriage, women’s share of family assets or income, women’s borrowing [...] constraints of women in de jure female-headed households are likely to differ from those in households that are de facto headed by women. Unfortunately, the economic literature documenting these women’s ability [...] borrowing, women’s access to credit, and women’s credit limit, relative to men’s. (Quisumbing, 2003). When women have more influence in their families’ economic decisions, their children are better fed (Smith …
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Good Practice : Gender-equitable and inclusive politics and business in the MENA region
access to national and regional political and economic processes. The political and economic participation of women in the MENA region has been strengthened. Women are better represented in decision-making [...] on the topic of unpaid care work. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) In decision-making processes, women in all their diversity are poorly represented. As a result, their [...] as the unequal distribution of care work is a structural obstacle to the economic, social and political participation of women in all their diversity. In this context, exchange formats on the topic of …
28.10.2020 News : BMZ launches Action Network on Forced Displacement
Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. Too often the capacity of women, especially displaced women, to be agents of change are overlooked in government responses. In these contexts, women are mainly [...] active in the field of political and economic participation for displaced women. Half of the members are political or other decision-makers, the other half are affected women or activists engaged on the ground [...] aims to empower women as actors of change in situations of forced displacement and strengthen support structures. The BMZ has committed to the promotion of greater participation of women in decision-making …
Good Practice : Employment of young women through applied Gender Diversity Management in the MENA region
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region) have the lowest participation of women in economic life worldwide - only about [...] about one-fifth of all workers are women, and on average up to 50 per cent of young female academics are unemployed. Women without higher education are more likely to work, but generally in poorly paid [...] double burden of family duties and paid work for working women and considerably restrict their geographical mobility. Employment opportunities for women in private sector companies have improved in Egypt, Jordan …
Good Practice : Teaming Up for Gender Equality: Sport for Development in Africa (S4DA)
Women and girls are still disadvantaged and discriminated against in almost all areas of social, economic, and political life. Progress on SDG 5 – Gender Equality has not only slowed down but has been [...] leads to better results in a country's political, economic, and social development. The main reasons why inequality persists are cultural, legal, and economic barriers, often deeply rooted in social norms [...] across all spheres of life, it is essential to engage with both (young) women and (young) men. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) The climate crisis and COVID-19 pandemic …
Page : Governance
effective participation by women and girls as well as equal opportunities for women and girls to take on leadership roles at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public spheres. Access [...] countries have laws which discriminate against women and girls, for example laws on inheritance, land ownership and access to certain professions. Women and girls are also exposed to inequalities and [...] Access to law and justice is key to enabling women and girls to participate politically, economically and socially. Considering intersectionality Intersectionality plays a key role here …
File : Women_and_Men_in_the_Informal_Economy_A_Statistical_Brief.pdf
Women and Men in the Informal Economy – A Statistical Brief Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Brief Florence Bonnet, Joann Vanek and Martha Chen January 2019 Women and Men in the Informal [...] Programme Women and Men in the Informal Economy – A Statistical Brief Women and Men in the Informal Economy – A Statistical Brief 1 1. Measuring the Informal Economy The 3rd edition of Women and Men in [...] significant for women in developing and emerging countries where they represent 27 and 19 per cent, respectively, of all women workers and 31 and 29 per cent, respectively, of women informal workers …
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Page : Improving vocational training for women and girls
skills. In vocational training courses, women are severely underrepresented due to legal, economic, political and socio-cultural factors. Better access for women to education and vocational training also [...] Improving vocational training for women and girls In labour markets around the world, inequalities exist between women and men: unequal job opportunities, unequal pay and unequal access to employment [...] opportunities to participate politically, economically and socially. x Conditions for social participation: In all vocational training projects, the interests of women and girls must be adequately taken …
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