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Enterprise Surveys

Table of Contents 1 About 2 Data 2.1 Access the Enterprise Surveys data: 2.2 Who is surveyed: 2.3 Gender-related research: 3 External links About An Enterprise Survey (ES) is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy’s private sector. The surveys cover a broad range of business environment topics including access to finance, […]

European Parliament

The European Parliament (Europarl or EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council), it forms the bicameral legislative branch of the Union’s institutions. The third EU’s institution is the  which is the executive branch. See also External Links Eurobarometer 266 Women and European […]

FEMNET

The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) was set up in 1988 to share experiences, information and strategies among African women’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs) through advocacy, training and communications so as to advance African women’s development, equality and other human rights. FEMNET aims to strengthen the role and contribution of African NGOs focusing on […]

Family Code

Family Code or family law is a branch of law that deals with issues pertaining to family and domestic relations. In several countries, the family code is primarily based on traditions and informal practices. Its scope includes, but is not limited to: The nature of , civil unions, and domestic partnerships. Issues arising during marriage, […]

Female Workers in the Non-Agricultural Sector

This article was written by Group 9 in , as part of the . It focuses on gender equality in Thailand. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Situation of Female Workers in the Non-Agricultural Sector 3 External events 3.1 The 2011 Tohoku earthquake 3.2 Thailand’s 2011 flood crisis 4 The Protection of Female Workers […]

Gabriela Mistral

Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957), pseudonym for Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, was a poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the , in 1945. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Poetry Career 3 Teaching Career and Political Activism 4 References 5 External Links Early Life and Education Mistral […]

Fourth World Conference on Women

The convened the Fourth World Conference on Women on September 4-September 15, 1995 in Beijing, . Delegates had prepared a Platform for Action that aimed at achieving greater equality and opportunity for women. The three previous World Conferences had been held in Mexico City (International Women’s Year, 1975), Copenhagen (1980) and Nairobi (1985). Table of […]

Footbinding

Foot binding (simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú, literally “bound feet”) was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in , beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Process of footbinding 3 Lotus Feet and Lotus […]

Female infanticide

Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonourable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. Another reason is that in some cultures, for example […]

Femrite

Femrite is an association of women writers founded in 1996. Table of Contents 1 Goal and Mission 2 Activities 3 Achievements 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links Goal and Mission Goal: To create an enabling atmosphere for women to write, tell and publish their stories. Mission: To build a platform for creative women […]

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