Category Archives: Gender issues

Empowering Women for Sustainable Development

Posted on 21 April 2011 in Education, Employment, Environment, Gender issues

Sustainable development depends on an equitable distribution of resources for today and for the future. It cannot be achieved without gender equality. Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability. A recent … Continue reading →

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La subrepresentación de las mujeres en la política

Posted on 6 April 2011 in Gender issues, Politics

Las mujeres constituyen más de la mitad de la población mundial, sin embargo, histórica y socialmente han estado confinadas a funciones domésticas. A lo largo del siglo XX, la incorporación de las mujeres al mundo político se intensificó. A pesar … Continue reading →

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The under representation of women in politics

Posted on 6 April 2011 in Gender issues, Politics

Women constitute more than half of the world’s population; however, historically and socially they have been limited to domestic roles. In the 20th century the integration of women into the world of politics intensified. Nevertheless, discrimination and the subjugation of … Continue reading →

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Educated men more likely to “live” gender equality

Posted on 9 March 2011 in Family, Gender issues

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) conducted the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) which gathered household data on men’s attitudes and practices in Brazil, Chile, Croatia, India, Mexico and Rwanda. The goal was to find out … Continue reading →

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Civil society input for UN Women – Beyond 100 days

Posted on 9 February 2011 in Advocacy, Gender issues, United Nations

In the last blog we talked about the Vision and 100 Day Action Plan of UN Women.  This week we look beyond the 100 days, to the consultation process which will feed input into UN Women’s Strategic Plan to be … Continue reading →

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