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Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month is an annual declared month in the which honours and celebrates women’s contribution to the arts, sciences, politics and society. Throughout March, events and activities take place throughout schools and public institutions in the United States; a specific theme is chosen each year. In 2009, Women’s History Month has honoured women who […]

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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Table of Contents 1 About BMZ 2 Fostering gender equality 3 Gender Related Interventions 4 BMZ and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 5 Further Information and Publications About BMZ The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) draws up the government’s development policy guidelines and fundamental concepts for . It lays down the long-term […]

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WED) is a non-profit organization currently based in New York, near the headquarters. With its global partners, WEDO initiatives encompass climate change, corporate accountability, UN reform, and women’s political participation and leadership. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Activities 4 Campaigns 4.1 National Climate Change Advocacy project 4.2 […]

School enrolment of adolescent girls

Table of Contents 1 Gender Gap Closing but Challenges Persist 2 School exposure of out-of-school adolescents 3 Educational attainment 4 Resources 4.1 Fact Sheets 4.2 Publications 5 See also 6 External links Gender Gap Closing but Challenges Persist While the global in school enrolment is narrowing, adolescent girls continue to face serious obstacles in their […]

Widow

A widow is a woman whose husband has died. A man whose wife has died is a widower. A widow can be especially socially vulnerable in some countries due to the lack of protection of a male figure, and sometimes face significant economic problems as a result. In other societies, widows can carry on her […]

White House Council on Women and Girls

On March 11, 2009, two days after , President Obama signed an executive order creating a White House Council on Women and Girls, to help eliminate discrimination and gender inequality, and ensure that government legislation is gender-sensitive and responds to the needs of women and families. The event was accompanied by a ceremony honouring women […]

What kind of state? What kind of Equality?

Table of Contents 1 Abstract 2 Link to full text 3 Overview 4 Related Progress Initiatives 4.1 Economic and Labour Parity Index 4.2 Institutional Commitment Index 5 References 6 See also 7 External Links Abstract The document “What kind of State? What kind of equality?” analyses the ” progress of gender equality in the region […]

Violence against girls

Table of Contents 1 Violence against girls worldwide 1.1 North America 1.2 Latin America 1.3 The fight against violence 2 References Violence against girls worldwide Sexual and physical violence against adolescent girls is an enormous international problem, one that claims victims in practically every country and culture. The World Health Organization estimated in 2002 that […]

Village phone program wins CEO gender award for empowering women in Africa

Washington, D.C., March 8, 2011 – The  announced today that its Village Phone program has helped provide credit to nearly 6,000 women and trained close to 10,000 to set up phone service businesses in , , and , increasing the economic participation of women in some of Africa’s most rural communities. Table of Contents 1 […]

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