The Rise and Fall of Gender Empowerment

The Rise and Fall of Gender Empowerment

The 45-member Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), presiding over one of the largest gatherings of women at the United Nations, listened to dozens of speakers spelling out the successes and failures of gender empowerment worldwide.

The stories covered a wide range of issues, including political under-representation, discrimination in employment, rise in maternal mortality, widespread sexual violence and the benefits of paid parental leave, Norwegian-style.

Bibiana Aido, Spain’s minister for equality, pointed out that the EU has come close to its goal of attaining 60 percent female participation in the labour force, with rates ranging from 37 percent to 73 percent. 

Still, she said, “women remain also largely under-represented among decision makers in the economy.”

This article highlights the areas of gender empowerment that have increased significantly over the past 15 years, along with identifying the key areas that continue to demand serious attention in order for improved equality for women to occur.  This article provides a very informative insight into the current progress of women’s empowerment world-wide. MT.

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 under E-gender.