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Gender in the Media: February 2021

The media review presents every month a selection of articles from different media sources on “gender and development” issues. The list of articles is regularly updated during the month. February Still many challenges ahead to achieve gender equality – European Parliament How Gender-Smart Investing Increases Profits and Gender Equality – Asia Foundation See also Gender in […]

Gender in the media: January 2021

The media review presents every month a selection of articles from different media sources on “gender and development” issues. The list of articles is regularly updated during the month. January 1-13 January Coronavirus – a backward step for gender equality – UNICEF Little evidence whether STEM gender equity initiatives really work – Canberra Times China’s birth […]

UN CSW65 Side event “Shifting Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment”

The OECD Development Centre is co-organising, with Austria, a Side-event on 22 March 2021 as part of the upcoming Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on Shifting Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment to: Make the case that restrictive masculinities hinder women’s economic empowerment while also harming the well-being of men and boys Underscore […]

Launch of SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia

The OECD Development Centre is co-organising, with Korea, the launch of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia on 30 March 2021. The virtual launch aims to: Monitor and identify remaining challenges in addressing discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, norms and practices—which continue to hinder women’s empowerment […]

Launch of Masculinities Report, Man Enough? Measuring Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Empowerment

The OECD Development Centre is organising a virtual launch event on 12 March 2021 for the Masculinities Report, Man Enough? Measuring Masculine Norms to Promote Women’s Empowerment to: Present the findings of the report Shed light on the ways masculine norms can either hinder or promote women’s empowerment and gender equality Present the indicators that […]

OECD High-Level Conference on Ending Violence Against Women

Violence against women remains a global pandemic. Worldwide, more than one out of three women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. OECD Ministers increasingly recognize that violence against women is a crisis in their countries. The OECD Gender Equality Questionnaire illustrated that governments prioritise this issue […]

Gender in the Media: December 2020

The media review presents every month a selection of articles from different media sources on “gender and development” issues. The list of articles is regularly updated during the month. December 1-14 December Increase in trafficking of women, gender-based violence due to pandemic: Nobel Peace Prize Winner  – The Indian Express Women outpace men in signing up to […]

Gender in the Media: November 2020

The media review presents every month a selection of articles from different media sources on “gender and development” issues. The list of articles is regularly updated during the month. November 1-14 November Gender and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the KenyaMozambique region – ReliefWeb The state of women’s leadership in 5 statistics – World Economic Forum Remains of […]

The OECD Development Centre is looking for a trainee in gender & development

The OECD Development Centre is a special body of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation of Development (OECD) linking OECD members with developing and emerging economies. The Development Centre produces high-quality analysis and fosters dialogue to identify creative policy solutions to emerging global issues and development challenges. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated trainee to […]

Discussion Recap: Towards a Gender Responsive Approach to Food &Nutrition Security in the Sahel and West Africa

CONTEXT Women play a pivotal role in a wide range of activities supporting food and nutrition security. They are the powerhouses of the Sahel and West African food economy. Two-thirds of all employed women work across the food system, accounting for half of the labour force. They dominate off-farm segments of food value chains including […]

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