New Online Forum: Gender Equality Online
Gender Equality Online is the first online forum dedicated to gender and development.
It is an opportunity for those interested in the world of gender and development to interact with other interested people, learn more about issues which concern women across the globe and provides a space for you to have your [...]
New Online Forum: Gender Equality Online
Asia-Pacific: One of World’s Largest Gender Gaps
Asia-Pacific: One of World’s Largest Gender Gaps
The countries of Asia and the Pacific have not duplicated their economic success in the realm of gender equality, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, which found that discrimination and neglect are threatening the very survival of women in the region.
“Empowering women is vital for achieving development goals overall and for boosting economic growth and sustainable development,” said UNDP Administrator Helen Clark, who unveiled the publication in the Indian capital, New Delhi, today.
Transforming Power Relations: Equal Status of Women and Men at the Family Level in the Pacific
Transforming Power Relations: Equal Status of Women and Men at the Family Level in the Pacific
The new advocacy brief: Transforming Power Relations: Equal Status of Women and Men at the Family Level in the Pacific, is designed to raise awareness of an often under-addressed sphere of power dynamics between women and men.
The brief is based [...]
For the Next 7 Generations
For the Next 7 Generations
In 2004, thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.
This is their story.
Four years in-the-making and shot on location in the Amazon rainforest, the mountains [...]
The Pastoral Women’s Council: Empowering Maasai Women in Tanzania
The Pastoral Women’s Council: Empowering Maasai Women in Tanzania
Maasai women are among the poorest and most marginalised groups in Tanzanian society.
A local women-led organisation - the Pastoral Women’s Council - works to improve the lives of Maasai pastoralist women and children by increasing their access to social services and economic empowerment.
Research from the Pastoral Women’s [...]
