WEDO » Globalization

Posts Tagged ‘Globalization’

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 |

How U.S. Unilateralism Harms Women (Updated 2005)

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Examines the U.S.’s position on the Kyoto Protocol, CEDAW, the International Criminal Court and the ICPD Programme of Action and why these treaties are important for women in the U.S.

How U.S. Unilateralism Harms Women (Updated 2005) (pdf)…

Tags: Gender Equality, Globalization, Human Rights
Posted in Library |

Connecting the Local to Global

Thursday, January 1st, 2004

A presentation on the history of the women’s rights movement covering the Decade of Women, passage of the Beijing Platform for Action up to the present.

Connecting the Local to Global (pdf)…

Tags: Beijing Platform for Action, Globalization, Women Leaders
Posted in Global Governance, Library, News, Women's Leadership |