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Fourth World Conference on Women

The convened the Fourth World Conference on Women on September 4-September 15, 1995 in Beijing, . Delegates had prepared a Platform for Action that aimed at achieving greater equality and opportunity for women. The three previous World Conferences had been held in Mexico City (International Women’s Year, 1975), Copenhagen (1980) and Nairobi (1985). Table of […]

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (born 30 July 1947) is a French virologist and director of the Unité de Régulation des Infections Rétrovirales at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. In 2008, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Luc Montagnier, for their discovery of HIV. On 24 February 2009, she became the […]

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Freda Adler

Dr. Freda Adler is currently Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University. She was President of the American Criminological Society for the 1994-1995. She has acted as a consultant to the United Nations on criminal justice matters since 1975 and has held numerous roles within United Nations organizations. A prolific writer, Dr. Adler has published in a variety […]

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Freedom of movement

Freedom of movement, mobility rights or the right to travel are covered under s and are respected in the Constitutions of numerous states. It asserts that a citizen of a state, in which that citizen resides, generally has the right to leave that state, travel to any destination where he is welcomed by the foreign state, […]

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter, who played an instrumental role in the Mexican and modern art scene. She painted using vibrant colours in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that […]

From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions in Africa  

Sub-regional Policy Highlights for East, Southern and West Africa The OECD Development Centre organised a series of policy dialogues throughout 2021 to engage with both grassroots organisations and policy makers on “From Data to Policy Action: Tackling Gender-Based Discrimination in Social Institutions” in East, Southern and West Africa. The events were organised in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB), […]

Fundación EU-LAC

Table of Contents 1 A propósito de la Fundación EU-LAC 2 El tema de Género en el Plan de Acción CELAC-UE 2013-2015 3 Lanzamiento del Diálogo CELAC-UE en materia de Género 4 See Also 5 External links A propósito de la Fundación EU-LAC Creada en Mayo de 2010 por la VI Cumbre de Jefes de […]

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Future Policy Award 2014

Table of Contents 1 About the Future Policy Award 1.1 2014: Ending Violence against Women and Girls 1.2 Selection process 2 References 3 See also 4 External links 4.1 Social networks About the Future Policy Award The Future Policy Award was created in 2009 by the World Future Council,Please visit the World Future Council’s website […]

Gabriela Mistral

Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957), pseudonym for Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, was a poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the , in 1945. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Poetry Career 3 Teaching Career and Political Activism 4 References 5 External Links Early Life and Education Mistral […]

Gender

Gender, in common usage, refers to the differences between men and women. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that gender identity is “an individual’s self-conception as being male or female, as distinguished from actual biological sex.” Although gender is commonly used interchangeably with sex, within the social sciences it often refers to specifically social differences, known as gender […]

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