The paper below is a contribution by Prof. Rekha Pande, from the Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Hyderabad in . Table of Contents 1 History of Women’s Movement in India 2 Gender Violence: Issues and Manifestations 3 Legislations and other positive developments 4 Looking Ahead 5 References 6 See also 7 Bibiliography History of […]

Observation and anecdotal evidence have identified a gender component to the digital divide in several developed and many developing countries, but there are little data to document it. The paucity of data makes it difficult, if not impossible, to make the case to policymakers for the inclusion of gender issues in ICT policies, plans, and […]

“The world’s gone social. And women are more social than men.”  Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Forbes article April 2010 Table of Contents 1 Data 2 Mobile social networking 3 Usage 4 References 5 External links Data Recent studies have revealed that women use social networking sites (SNSs) more than men. Data collected by Google Ad […]

To strengthen the capacities of member countries in reducing gender inequalities in agriculture and increasing productivity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (), with support from the European Union, has produced a new e-learning course to help policy-makers and agricultural planners develop gender-responsive policies and programmes for food and nutrition security. The course, “Gender in […]

According to a 2008 study by psychologists, gender differences in personalities (the classic Mars versus Venus debate) becomes more pronounced in cultures with greater . In a series of studies by a group of researchers in , and published in the Journal of Personal and Social Psychology (2008), the gender differences in personalities widens depending […]

The agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries and one of the key reasons is that women and men are not provided the same opportunities and cannot equally benefit from sustainable development and humanitarian interventions. Governments and the international community need to work together to eliminate this “gender gap” in order to achieve a […]

Under the leadership of Kathleen Kuehnast, the Gender and Peacebuilding Initiative organises educational and training programs, events and publications in order to allow women to gain access to leadership positions and raise awareness on gender issues. Table of Contents 1 About 2 Building Iraqi Women’s Leadership Capacity 3 Sustainable Economies 4 Religion and Peacemaking 5 […]

According to the , sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feaces http://www.who.int/topics/sanitation/en/. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease worldwide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on both in households and across communities. However, according to the […]