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Page : COVID-19 impacts reinforce the educational differences between genders
(opens in a new window) A new study highlights how women and girls in all their diversity are particularly affected by the social, health, and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. It provides concrete [...] particularly problematic in light of the Digital Gender Gap. According to this, 250 million fewer women than men have access to the internet. This increases the risk that they will not be able to benefit [...] achieve this goal by 2030, the progress made in recent years in the education of girls and young women must not be put at risk. x To achieve this, it is crucial to focus on education in all response plans …
File : ILO_A_Quantum_Leap_for_Gender_Equality.pdf
positions: United States (women: 1,568,904; men: 2,880,750), Italy (women: 40,105; men: 74,075), Norway (women: 17,938; men: 30,814), India (women: 86,362; men: 407,316), Germany (women: 46,013; men: 149,068) [...] high-income countries, women are concentrated in low-paying jobs THERE ARE STILL TOO FEW WOMEN AT THE TOP It takes less time for women to reach a managerial or leadership position Why do women reach the top more [...] attracting more workers, women and men, to the care sector. 17 Universal social protection for women’s future at work The future of women at work will also depend on the degree to which women have effective access …
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Page : Sexualized Violence
More on "Women, Peace, Security" Participation in peace processes Displacement Digitalisation Footnotes Source: UN Security Council (2019). Report of the Secretary-General on women peace and [...] peace and international security: en Sexualisierte Gewalt: Figuren At least 1 in 5 refugee women in complex humanitarian situations have experienced sexual violence. x [Translate to English:] Die [...] generations. Sexualised violence can destroy social bonds and prevent active participation in social, economic and political processes. In 2008, the United Nations Security Council therefore stated that sexualised …
Page : Land policies: The fundamental importance of fair land ownership rights
of fair land ownership rights Despite women's significance in rural development , only around 10 to 20 per cent of women own land. x 80 to 90 per cent of women therefore lack an important form of collateral [...] cultural, traditional as well as legal factors. Women, and especially widowed or divorced women, are clearly disadvantaged in having access to land. Women are also often under-represented in rural organisations [...] sector, women are necessary for getting land policy to become equitable. Under equitable laws, access, ownership and land use, women will become change agents. Securing access to land for women will improve …
Good Practice : Promoting women’s participation in peace processes in the Middle East
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) In 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted the Resolution 1325 with the aim of increasing the involvement of women in crisis prevention [...] North Africa, the so-called MENA region: Women traditionally participate less in political processes than men. Thus, effective and equal participation of women in peace and transition processes still does [...] participation of women and their influence in peace processes in the Middle East and North Africa in the long term. The project promotes the substantial and effective participation of women in peace processes …
Page : Opportunities for an equitable agricultural economy
e 2010-2011. Women in Agriculture. Closing the gender gap for development Source: WIEGO (2019) Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Brief Source: FAO (2011) Rural Women’s Access to Financial [...] ral economy In many partner countries, women make up more than half of the agricultural labour force. x Employment in agriculture is mainly informal, so women are particularly affected. Informal employment [...] persist that have a discriminatory impact on women and girls. Such laws and traditions include early marriage, land rights and discriminatory inheritance rulings. Women are also often under-represented in rural …
Page : Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
and achieving economic independence. Giving boys and men information and access to counselling and sex education is also essential to achieving SRHR for women and girls. Info: When women and girls have [...] e health and rights ( SRHR ) Currently, 214 million women in developing countries have unmet needs for modern family planning methods. x Many women and girls are being exposed to avoidable gender -specific [...] Global HIV rates among young women and girls are twice as high than for their male counterparts. Maternal mortality could be reduced to a third of the current figure if all women had access to the care recommended …
Page : Health consequences of COVID-19 for girls and women
contraceptives and hygiene products for women. Self-determined family planning is massively restricted by the pandemic. Impact of COVID-19 on women's health: Women account for 70% of health workers, who [...] (opens in a new window) A new study highlights how women and girls in all their diversity are particularly affected by the social, health, and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. It provides concrete [...] Labour Organization (2020): Women health workers: Working relentlessly in hospitals and at home. Source: UNFPA (2020): New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic …
Page : Improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
employment. The role of women in water supply: Women and girls have a key role in water, sanitation and hygiene. In four out of five households without drinking water, women and girls are responsible [...] water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Women and girls have a key role in water, sanitation and hygiene. In four out of five households without drinking water, women and girls are responsible for fetching [...] activities also give women valuable knowledge, such as the location and quality of drinking water sources, current community water management and existing problems. x Fully involving women in planning and …
Page : Shadow pandemic in the wake of COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic specifically address the experiences and needs of women. Violence against women and girls plays a central role here. UN Women and UNDP's COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker demonstrates [...] things, meant that girls and women spent more time at home, which increased the risk of domestic violence . Restrictions on freedom of movement made it more difficult for women to go to a safe place in case [...] in many places. Globally, violence against women is therefore referred to as the "shadow pandemic" of COVID-19. Impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and girls: The United Nations Population Fund …
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