The Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) helps member countries boost employment and improve social welfare by reforming labour markets, improving the performance of health systems and designing international migration policies that promote economic growth and development. ELS research focuses on four priorities: Raising employment rates, increasing labour productivity, and improving workers’ skills […]

development cooperation is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Netherlands supports initiatives in 36 partner countries to improve governance, focusing on human rights and a business climate conducive to jobs and good incomes. The same themes underpin Dutch efforts to improve education, water and sanitation, the environment and and to fight […]

The Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for Women’s Development is named after Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh, who was the founder chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board (India) from 1953-62. Dr. Durgabai was an active participant in the Indian independence movement. She was also enrolled as an advocate in the Madras High Court. As chairperson of the […]

Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the  Swiss Federal Council, the executive authority of the Swiss Government. She is the fifth woman to be elected to the Swiss Federal Council since 1984. Political Career From 1999 – 2006, Doris Leuthard […]

In , – also commonly referred to as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV) – is widespread and constitutes one of the more prevalent forms of violence against women. Since the 1970s, there has been a growing awareness in the country of the need to introduce legislative and other […]

The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) is a measure of inequalities between men’s and women’s opportunities in a country. It combines inequalities in three areas: political participation and decision making, economic participation and decision making, and power over economic resources. It is one of the five indicators used by the United Nations Development Programme in its […]