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OECD celebrates 2014 International Women’s Day

On the occasion of 2014 , this article presents the work that the is doing in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Table of Contents 1 The OECD Gender data portal 2 What’s at the root of women’s absence in STEM occupations? 3 Boys, girls and mathematics: disparities in performance and in students’ […]

World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan […]

UN System Observances for International Women’s Day 2012

Table of Contents 1 About 2 UN Institutions Observances 2.1 United Nations 2.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2.3 UN Women 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The UN has celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March since 1975. The Day is traditionally marked with a message from the […]

Seneca Falls Convention

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was the first women’s rights convention held in the . Left in charge of the organization, and successful gathered over 300 people for lively debate and discussion advocating women’s rights. Table of Contents 1 About 2 The Program 2.1 Day One 2.2 Day Two 3 Post Convention 4 See […]

Musawah – A Global Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family

Table of Contents 1 Launch of Musawah 1.1 Framework for Action 2 The Musawah Community 2.1 Musawah Advocates 2.2 Musawah Affinity Groups 2.3 The Musawah Secretariat 2.4 Musawah Working Groups 3 Current Projects 3.1 Musawah Knowledge Building Initiative on Qiwamah and Wilayah (QiWi Initiative) 3.2 Musawah International Advocacy Initiative on CEDAW and Muslim Family Laws […]

United Nations Rio+20 Conference

Table of Contents 1 About 2 Gender and the Rio+20 Conference 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The United Nations Conference on Sustainable development will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de […]

Wikigender launch (2008)

Wikigender, your information sharing platform on gender equality, was officially launched on 7 March 2008 on the occasion of . The site is now open and freely accessible to the public. Wikigender invites everybody to actively use and participate in this new online resource. To learn more about this initiative, read . Table of Contents […]

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