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Good Practice : Women Going Digital
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Participants can complete the content within their own time frames and online in self-study. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and [...] advance of digitalisation, women continue to be underrepresented in the IT sector, both at universities and in the workplace. Only 24 per cent of all IT jobs are held by women- in developing countries as [...] e in the future. The goal of Women Going Digital is to make an important contribution to a more inclusive and equal (digital) world through the targeted promotion of women in an industry that will be very …
Activity : Pilot Project: HerRight!
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) In Sub-Saharan Africa, violence against women and girls (VaWG) is particularly high among fishing communities on inland lakes, including [...] partnerships and inconsistent condom use. Young women and girls from low-income backgrounds who have to live off the lake's yield and other vulnerable women, such as widows, engage in survival sex to meet [...] therefore crucial for poverty reduction and sustainable economic development. The aim of the project is to create a suitable environment in which women and girls can enjoy their sexual and reproductive health …
Page : Violence against Women and Girls
Violence against Women and Girls Overcoming human rights violations against women and girls Many women, for example indigenous women, women with disabilities, displaced women and LGBTIQ * people [...] three women worldwide experience physical or sexualised violence at least once in their lifetimes. In some regions, this figure rises to 70 per cent of all women. Many acts of violence against women and [...] million women and girls were married before their 15th birthday and 72 per cent of those affected by human trafficking are women and girls, the overwhelming majority of whom – 83 percent of women and 72 …
Activity : Women free from violence: This is how Ecuador wins!
zero-tolerance for gender-based violence against women and girls: "Women free from violence: This is how Ecuador wins!". German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) In large parts [...] legitimize and justify violence against women and girls and create a culture of zero-tolerance of violence against women. On behalf of the BMZ, the campaign "Women Free from Violence: This is how Ecuador [...] reach women and provide information and assistance. The objective of the year-long sustained campaign is to raise awareness in Ecuadorian society about the widespread problem of violence against women and …
Good Practice : Counteracting violence with women's peace fora
conflict communities, women are often culturally, economically and politically marginalized. For example, in Oromia the ownership and acquisition of land is male-dominated and women's access to land use [...] to create spaces for the participation of women, so-called Women Peace Fora were established and strengthened together with the partner organizations. The women's peace fora discussed general issues relating [...] Service in Ethiopia strengthens the meaningful participation of women in local dialogue and peace processes. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) In the region of Oromia, …
Page : Displacement
displacement may help women to become more integrated into the labour market and thus gain independence and recognition. For other women, their gender or status may make economic activity difficult or [...] gender equality requires corresponding normative and social changes that enable women to lead self-determined lives as economic, political and social actors and to participate in social development and de [...] Displacement In 2019, 79.5 million people worldwide were forced to flee their homes. Women, girls and LGBTIQ * persons are particularly affected by gender -specific reasons for forcible displacement …
File : Online_and_ICT_facilitated_violence_against_women_and_girls_during_covid-19.pdf
groups of women, including human rights defenders, women in politics, journalists, bloggers, women belonging to ethnic minorities, indigenous women, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, and women with dis- [...] between 50% to 70%11, as women and men Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown • In Canada, ONE IN FIVE women reported that they had experienced online harassment in 2018.i • In France, 15 % of women said they experienced [...] pandemic as women are confined to their households with additional elements of economic, social and polit- ical stress and heightened domestic violence. Online violence against women may restrict women’s access …
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Page : Securing nutrition - The potential to secure food for millions
x Traditional role models make women primarily responsible for reproductive tasks such as raising and caring for children as well as providing and preparing food. Women therefore have the potential to [...] diet from the time of pregnancy. The direct relationship between educational level and economic power. x Moreover, women can contribute enormously to feeding the growing world population, as long as conditions [...] ever. Women have a major role here. They contribute importantly to agriculture’s climate-resilient diversification and commercialization, and since hunger and climate change are directly linked, women also …
Activity : Guardians of the Hills: Empowering Women Leaders for Urban Resilience
way. Women strengthened in their role as local actors for climate action and acknowledged as important decision makers for their communities, with strengthened organizational capacities. Women leaders [...] adaptation measures and establishing an early warning system for landslides. German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Portoviejo, the capital of Ecuador’s coastal province Manabí, [...] hills, protected areas and natural streams. These conditions of spatial location, added to the socio-economic conditions of the population, configure spaces of vulnerability, exclusion, segregation and informality …
Good Practice : Women free from violence: This is how Ecuador wins!
zero tolerance for gender-based violence against women and girls: "Women free from violence: This is how Ecuador wins!". German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) In large parts [...] to the high rate of violence against women as well as its social and economic costs, how to confront it and where to get legal and psychological assistance. "Women free from violence: This is how Ecuador [...] On behalf of the BMZ, the campaign "Women Free from Violence: This is how Ecuador Wins!" was launched as part of the GIZ project "Prevention of Violence against Women” (PreViMujer), which works to prevent …
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