Virtual Launch of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2021 Regional Report for Africa

Virtual Launch of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2021 Regional Report for Africa

<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Tackling Gender-based Discrimination in Social Institutions in Africa:</em></strong></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>From Dialogues to Policy Action</em></strong></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>2 December 2021</strong></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>2:00 – 4:00 Paris time</strong></h3>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Register here: </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3C50TOt"><strong>https://bit.ly/3C50TOt</strong></a></h4>
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The OECD Development Centre, in partnership with the <a href="https://www.afdb.org/en">African Development Bank Group </a>and the <a href="https://www.uneca.org/">United Nations Economic Commission for Africa</a>, and with the support of the Austrian Development Agency, invites you to the Virtual Launch of the SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Africa <em>“Tackling Gender-based Discrimination in Social Institutions in Africa: From dialogues to policy action”</em>.

<strong>The virtual launch event aims to:</strong>
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<li><strong>Provide evidence, data and insights on where Africa stands </strong>in terms of discriminatory social institutions and what are the most difficult constraints faced by women and girls;</li>
<li><strong>Offer an analysis on the negative consequences of discriminatory social institutions </strong>across several dimensions that are critical for women’s human development and empowerment;</li>
<li><strong>Build on the series of policy dialogues organised in the region to share innovative approaches and concrete examples </strong>of how gender-transformative policies and programmes can challenge gender norms, promote women’s rights, enhance gender equality and accelerate social transformation, so that the region can achieve its gender-related SDGs by 2030, and fulfil Agenda 2063.</li>
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The <strong><em>SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Africa</em> </strong>was produced as a result of these consultations, with the generous support of the Austria Development Cooperation.

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