Posts Tagged ‘Gender Equality’
SIGN ON: Support S.47, the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013”
Monday, February 4th, 2013
NEW YORK (February 4th, 2013)-- Today, in a letter circulated by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, WEDO joined 80 national organizations in demanding full support and passage of S.47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and to vote against any amendments that would weaken this important legislation, including any amendments to impose mandatory minimum sentences for aggravated sexual abuse.
Tags: Gender Equality, Violence
Posted in Library, News |
US Department of State Launches “Women in the World Today” – Excerpt from WEDO’s Cate Owren
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
NEW YORK (October 16, 2012)– This week, the US Department of State launched the online edition of Women in the World Today, which includes a Preface by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and an Overview by US Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer. The book covers 12 critical areas of concern identified at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, including a section on Women and the Environment, with an overview …
Tags: Gender Equality, Women Leaders
Posted in Global Governance, Library, News, Women's Leadership |
UNRISD Policy Brief: Gendered Impacts of Globalization: Employment and Social Protection
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
GENEVA (August 21)- A new Research and Policy Brief has been produced by the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) which states: “Globalization has led to increases in female labour force participation, reducing the gap between women’s and men’s labour force participation rates. However this increase has not necessarily translated into gender equality in pay and status, as women’s entrance in the labour force has often been on unfavourable terms. This brief draws on a …
Tags: Gender Equality, Globalization
Posted in Library, News |
Mapping gender-sensitive REDD+ strategies in Ghana, Cameroon, and Uganda
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
NEW YORK (January 4, 2012)– Over the course of several months in 2011, WEDO worked in Ghana, Cameroon and Uganda to create a dialogue around women, climate change and forestry. Project Coordinator Andrea Quesada lead and facilitated workshops on gender and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) as part of a new initiative that WEDO and IUCN are jointly implementing to deliver roadmaps to guide the design and implementation of gender-sensitive REDD+ strategies …
Tags: Climate Change, Forests, Gender Equality, REDD
Posted in Africa, Climate Change, Forests, Frontpage Featured Library, Library, Mitigation, News, REDD+ |
Weathering the Storm: Adolescent Girls and Climate Change
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
July 19, 2011–Original article published by IUCN
By Ms Kanwal Ahluwalia, Gender Equality Advisor, Plan UK
Plan International’s Weathering the Storm: Adolescent Girls and Climate Change highlights the need to better integrate the specific needs of adolescent girls in climate change and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes.
The findings presented in the report are based on interviews with girls involved in Plan International’s programmes in Ethiopia and Bangladesh. We were particularly keen to hear …
Tags: Climate Change, Gender Equality
Posted in In The News, Library, News |
