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Public hearing at the European Parliament: The importance of fisheries for women in third countries

This event is organized by the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries, in collaboration with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. The hearing aims at emphasising the importance of fisheries for women in third countries and the special role they can play in different socio-economic situations. The first panel will explore the current situation and […]

Day of the African Child 2016

June 16 is the annual Day of the African Child (DAC). The theme of this year’s celebration is “ Conflict and Crisis in Africa: Protecting all Children’s Rights” .  In line with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Continental Study on the impact of armed conflict on children is […]

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 […]

MenCare webinar on men, equality, and unpaid care

What In no country in the world are men doing as much childcare or domestic work as women are. Globally, women are spending more than twice as much time as men on unpaid care work. These unequal care responsibilities are a barrier to gender equality, to economic opportunities and development, and to the full realization […]

Rearticulating our feminist struggles: strategising for change in the 2030 agenda world

 What Join feminists from across the region to discuss how we can work towards a #Feminist2030 The 2030 Agenda, the SDGs, and their accompanying targets and indicators will set the tone and drive international and national development policies and programmes for the next 15 years. The next five years will be especially formative for governments, […]

Webinar: understanding the High Level Panel’s first report on women’s economic empowerment

What On Tuesday 27 September (time TBC), ODI’s Development Progress project will host a webinar on the first report to the UN Secretary General by the High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. For those who haven’t had the chance to take a deep dive into the report, the webinar will provide a synthesis of […]

Speech: The economic cost of violence against women

Council of Women World Leaders high-level discussion at UN General Assembly Remarks by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD New York, 21 September 2016 (As prepared for delivery)     Your Excellency Dalia Grybauskaite, Excellencies, Ministers, dear colleagues,   It is a great privilege to be here alongside world leaders who are working to end violence against […]

Women Leaders and the Global Transformation Summit

Concept note In the context of the adoption of the new United Nations Sustainable Development goals and the historic Paris Climate Agreement at COP21, both followed by the perspective of COP22 in Marrakech, the Kingdom of Morocco is convening a worldwide summit on Women Leaders and Global Transformation needed to bring humanity on a low […]

International Congress on Social Diversity 2016

Location November 25, 2016 University of Castile-La Mancha Toledo, Spain Conference Aim The main aim of this congress is to promote high quality interdisciplinary research in all sub-areas of Social Diversity, including disability, gender, social integration, social responsibility, ethical and religious diversity or educational diversity management. Conference Topics Disability Gender Sexual orientation Culture, ethnicity, race, […]

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