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OECD-W20 Report Launch “Ending gender-based discrimination in G20 countries: a frame for action”

“Ending gender-based discrimination in G20 countries: a frame for action” Virtual launch of the OECD-W20 Report Date: 14 December 2021 1:00 – 2:30 PM (Paris time) Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/3rHSNJv The OECD Development Centre, in partnership with the Italian presidency of the Women 20 (W20), invites you to the Roundtable, “From insights to action: gender equality in […]

One child policy

Definition The one-child policy (simplified Chinese: 计划生育政策; pinyin: jìhuà shēngyù zhèngcè; literally “policy of birth planning”) is the population control policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Initiated in 1979, this policy aimed at alleviating social, economic, and environmental problems in China.It urged that married urban couples can have one child, with the exemptions […]

Online discussion on Gender equality, Education and Training

From 10 January to 7 February 2010, UNESCO organised an online discussion on gender equality, education and training as part of the 15-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action. How does it work? Each week, the interactive forum explored and analysed emerging developments, challenges and policy issues related to this important area of gender […]

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Online Discussion on proposed indicators for data collection on femicide, rape and intimate partner violence

What The online discussion is organised in the context of EIGE’s Study on terminology and indicators used in data collection on femicide, rape and intimate partner violence carried out by the contractor Milieu Ltd. The study aims to address the lack of comparable and reliable EU-wide data on violence against women. If you have expertise […]

Oppression of female labour in Thailand

This article was written by Group 3 in , as part of the . In the past, employment in Thailand was mostly concentrated in the agricultural sector due to the main mode of production. Later, industries progressively reduced the role of agriculture, which was coupled with an increasing number of young women entering the labour […]

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), (in French: Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques; OCDE) is an international organization of thirty countries, that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. It originated in 1948, as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC), led by Robert Marjolin, to help […]

Oxford Women’s Leadership Symposium

19th International Women’s Leadership Symposium You are invited to give a talk on an aspect of women’s studies, or you may wish to attend as an observer or panel member. We also welcome poster proposals.  If you would like to present a paper, submit a brief abstract for review by the Programme Committee. Papers presented will […]

Pearl Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 — March 6, 1973) also known as Sai Zhen Zhu (賽珍珠), was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to be awarded the , “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in for her biographical masterpieces.” Table of Contents 1 Early […]

Plan International

Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest international development agencies in the world. They work in 48 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Plan directly supports more than 1,500,000 children and their families, and indirectly supports an estimated further 9,000,000 people who live in communities that are working […]

Policy Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment

          OECD Development Cluster Consultation Policy Dialogue on Women’s Economic Empowerment Recognising, reducing and redistributing Unpaid care and domestic work When: Friday 17 March 2017: 10.00 am – 12.00 pm Where: One UN Hote, 1 United Nations Plaza, New York   In partnership with the Government of Paraguay, the OECD Development […]

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