Archives

APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy The Women Entrepreneurs in APEC (WE-APEC) Network: Sharing the Foundation, Envisaging the Future

In the lead up to the 2015 APEC Women and the Economy Forum in Manila, a critical and strategic two day-long interactive working session will take place June 23 -24, 2015 in Singapore to advance women’s entrepreneurship across the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies. This initiative is developed in collaboration with domestic and […]

  • June 2, 2015
  • 0
  • 4394
  • More

Gender in the Media – May 2015

BRIDGE update focuses on Menstrual Hygiene Management (BRIDGE-IDS May 2015) How does Gender change the way we think about Power? (Blog – From Poverty to Power 27.05.2015) Nigeria Bans Female Genital Mutilation: African Powerhouse Sends ‘Powerful Signal’ About FGM With New Bill (International Business Times 26.05.2015) Turkish NGO helps mothers return to work (Al Monitor […]

  • June 8, 2015
  • 0
  • 4384
  • More

Gender in the Media – June 2015

Afghanistan Nominates First Female Judge To Supreme Court (rferl.org 30.06.2015) UN: Philippine efforts to uphold women’s rights not enough The Philippine Star (29.06.15) Afghanistan growing more receptive on women’s rights, says British ambassador The Guardian (28.06.15) Maiden Names, on the Rise Again (The NY Times 27.06.2015) Argentine women hit back at violence (BBC 22.06.2015) Blood […]

  • July 3, 2015
  • 0
  • 4282
  • More

Presentation of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Uganda results

With the support of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in partnership with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted the first country pilot of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) in Uganda. The SIGI Uganda (USIGI) offers policymakers and the development community with the first comprehensive […]

Corrective Rape in South Africa

Table of Contents 1 Corrective Rape 2 In South Africa 3 Suppression of South African Lesbians  4 Moving beyond…? 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Corrective Rape Corrective rape was coined in the early 2000s by human rights non-governmental organizations, in reaction to the number of rape crimes committed against South African lesbians. […]

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

Table of Contents 1 About GTZ 2 GTZ and CSR 3 GTZ and Gender 4 External Links About GTZ As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives. GTZ is a federal enterprise based […]

African Women’s Development Fund

The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) funds local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. The AWDF is an institutional capacity-building and programme development fund, which aims to help build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women’s movement. In addition to awarding grants, the AWDF attempts to strengthen […]

Department for International Development (DfID) and gender equality

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the Government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries. DFID is headed by the Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, a Cabinet minister who is one of the senior ministers in the Government. Alan Duncan (Minister of State for International Development), Lynne Featherstone […]

MEDIA REVIEW
PUBLICATIONS
EVENTS
ONLINE DISCUSSIONS