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Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Women’s under-representation in STEM Despite the significant gains made by women in higher education in the past decades, there is still a gender gap when it comes to the fields that men and women choose to study (OECD, 2015). While women now represent 58 % of university graduates in OECD countries, they are significantly under-represented […]

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The Gender Wage Gap

Background and definitions There is no country in the world in which women and men receive equal pay for equal work (World Economic Forum, 2015). Wage differentials reflect the vast inequalities between women and men on the labour market and in society at large. There are several definitions of the gender wage gap: The OECD […]

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The Millennium Development Goals

 Overview In 2000, global leaders gathered at the United Nations launched a plan of action intended to fight poverty in all its forms. To this end, they set eight goals known as “the Millennium Development Goals “(MDGs) to be achieved by 2015: The MDGs were complemented by a series of 18 quantifiable targets measured by […]

New study looks at progress made in the status of women in 22 countries of the Middle East and North Africa

Twenty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on gender equality and women’s empowerment, this review of its implementation could not be more timely. Although much has been achieved in recent years to advance the rights of women and girls in the Arab region, inequalities persist at many levels, often […]

Gender and human rights (Foundation course)

Gender and human rights (foundation course) 27 April-7 June 2016 (E05116) | Register for this course (page opens in new window) Deadline for early registration discount: 15 March 2016 (extended) Instructors: Corey Barr and Benjamin Stachursky Gender equality has become a generally accepted refrain and gained secure positioning within international approaches to, and discourse on, development and human rights. However, […]

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