CSW63 Side Event : “Will we reach the gender-related SDGs? The impact of laws and social norms.”

CSW63 Side Event : “Will we reach the gender-related SDGs? The impact of laws and social norms.”

<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4194c4;"><strong>“Will we reach the gender-related SDGs? The impact of laws and social norms.”</strong></span></h3>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4194c4;"><strong>63^rd Commission on the Status of Women-</strong><strong>Side Event</strong></span></h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4194c4;"><strong>Thursday 14 March 2019</strong></span></h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4194c4;"><strong>1:15 pm – 2:30 pm</strong></span></h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4194c4;"><strong>UN Headquarters Conference Room A</strong></span></h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Please note the event will be in a first arrived first seat basis. Registration is not needed for those holding an UN ground pass.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>For those without a pass please register by contacting </strong><strong><a href="mailto:Heidi.Kaufmann@bmeia.gv.at">Heidi.Kaufmann@bmeia.gv.at</a></strong></p>
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<strong>What is new? </strong>The Austrian Development Cooperation, the Ministry of Women, National Solidarity, Family and Humanitarian Action of Burkina Faso, CARE , and  the OECD Development Centre are pleased to invite you to the CSW63 side event,  to discuss the findings of the <strong>Social Institutions and Gender Index </strong><strong>2019 (SIGI ) Global report</strong> in New York on March 14^th.

<strong>What is SIGI?</strong> The OECD Development Centre’s <a href="http://www.genderindex.org/">SIGI</a> looks at the gaps that legislation, social norms and practices create between women and men in terms of rights and opportunities. The event will highlight <strong>SIGI 2019 Global report key messages </strong>and inform policy debates on <strong>social norms and discrimination against women and girls</strong> across the globe. Speakers will share insights on how gender-transformative policies and innovative programmes can challenge gender norms and promote women’s rights, gender equality and sustainable development.

<strong>Why now? </strong>There has been clear progress when it comes <strong>to political commitments</strong> to eliminate gender inequality. Similarly, some <strong>social norms</strong> that are detrimental to equality have become less prominent. However, in many countries, political commitments, legal reforms and gender-sensitive programmes <strong>are still not being translated into real changes for gender equality</strong>. Going forward, gender-based discrimination remains a lifelong and heterogeneous challenge for women and girls.

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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>For other information please email </strong><a href="dev.gender@oecd.org"><strong>dev.gender@oecd.org</strong></a></p>