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Employment-to-population Ratio

[toc] Definition Located in the under Target 1.B, the employment-to-population ratio is a statistical measure of the percentage of working age population (15-64) employed. Employment is defined according to international definitions and refers to being engaged in an economic activity during a specified reference period, or being temporarily absent from such an activity. Economic activity […]

Empowering rural girls through technology

This article is the 8th in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. When we talk about progress from a qualitative point of view, we often talk about life satisfaction. When we talk about , we often talk about helping women and girls achieve the same opportunities as men and boys. Another dimension, however, is […]

Empowering Rural Women

SUMMARY REPORT PRESENTED AT CSW. The online discussion is now closed. You can access the full transcript of the online discuss here. Summary Report Table of Contents 1 Online Discussion on Rural Women 1.1 About 1.2 Context 1.3 Guiding questions 1.4 Contribute! 2 CSW side event: Empowering women through the transformation of discriminatory social institutions […]

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Empowering women through financial awareness and education

The potential implications of gender differences in financial literacy are far-reaching. On 1 March 2012, the OECD published a Working Paper on “Empowering Women Through Financial Awareness and Education“. Overview This working paper describes the findings of a review of the literature on gender differences in financial literacy with the aim to better understand their […]

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End Violence Against Women Coalition

Table of Contents 1 About End Violence Against Women 2 Goals 3 Campaigns 4 Impact 5 Publications 6 See also 7 External links About End Violence Against Women End Violence Against Women (EVAW) is the UK’s largest coalition of individuals and organisations campaigning to end all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in […]

Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality Programming e-learning course

Since the 1990s, gender equality advocates have increasingly urged humanitarian and development organisations to engage men and boys as a complement to empowering women and girls. This 6-week e-learning course introduces participants to principles, strategies, normative frameworks and policy approaches that have emerged from this work. Examining critical concepts such as masculinity, patriarchy and intersectionality, […]

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Engaging men in transforming gender inequalities, reducing violence and preventing HIV

Table of Contents 1 Engaging men in transforming gender inequalities, reducing violence and preventing HIV 1.1 Background 1.2 The HIV and AIDS Epidemic 1.3 Gender-based violence 1.4 Understanding men’s violence 1.5 Masculinities and health 1.6 Why work with men? 1.7 Programmes and policies to increase men’s support for gender equality 1.8 Drawing inspiration from post-conflict […]

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Enterprise Surveys

Table of Contents 1 About 2 Data 2.1 Access the Enterprise Surveys data: 2.2 Who is surveyed: 2.3 Gender-related research: 3 External links About An Enterprise Survey (ES) is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy’s private sector. The surveys cover a broad range of business environment topics including access to finance, […]

Ethnic minority: The Roma in Russia

Table of Contents 1 History 2 Associated Problems 3 Own Legislation 4 The Future 5 References 6 See also 7 External links History The starting point of the Roma has never been fixed in written text, but is assumed to be no later than the VI century. This is the approximate time when the Roma […]

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