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May 12, World Women in Mathematics Day

At the 2018 World Meeting for Mathematics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the Iranian Mathematical Society suggested to celebrate and honor women in mathematics on Maryam Mirzakhani’s birthday. M. Mirzakhani was born on May 12 in 1977 in Theran, earned a PhD from Harvard University in 2004 and later became a professor of mathematics at […]

CSW63 Side event: Joint efforts in the process of monitoring legal frameworks that promote non-discrimination on the basis of sex (SDG indicator 5.1.1)

Joint efforts in the process of monitoring legal frameworks that promote non-discrimination on the basis of sex (SDG indicator 5.1.1) Tuesday, March 12, 2019  |  3:00 – 4:15PM  |  Conf. Room D, UN Headquarters, NY   Please RSVP by Friday 8 March 2019 with your full name and affiliation to wbl@worldbank.org   OBJECTIVE The objective […]

International Girls in ICT Day

The fourth Thursday of April, this year April 23, marks the International Girls in ICT Day, an initiative by ITU Member States in Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 to generate a global environment that encourages girls and women to pursue careers in information and communication technologies (ICT). To celebrate the Day in 2020, ITU will host an […]

Looking for a trainee in gender and development at the OECD Development Centre

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 […]

Gender in the Media: May 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. May 2020 1-14 May Sudan to outlaw female genital mutilation – The Guardian The lockdown is hard for women with disability – Hindustan Times ‘We want improved women’s participation […]

Gender in the Media: April 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. April 2020 1-14 April ‘A big wake-up call’: survey shows work still to be done on women’s sexual rights – The Guardian 7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn […]

Gender in the Media: March 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. March 2020 1-14 March How women entrepreneurs are filling the gap of gender parity in education sector? – India Today Africa calls for more economic empowerment for women […]

Gender in the Media: December 2019

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 2019 1-14 December Gov’t To Establish Three State-Run Shelters For Victims Of Gender-Based Violence – Jamaica Information Service Government agencies boost campaign efforts on ending VAW […]

Gender in the Media: January 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. January 2020 1-14 January Rural development and gender equality: A reality check in Tamil Nadu – Down to Earth UK still ‘generations away’ from equality in top […]

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