[PDF] Financing For Gender Equality And The Empowerment Of Women Report Of The Expert Group Meeting eBook

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In its discussion of the resources required for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, the Beijing Platform for Action emphasized that funding had to be identified and mobilized from all sources and across all sectors.2 As Governments have the primary responsibility for implementing the strategic objectives of the Platform for Action, they were called upon to make efforts t. [...] Regional commitments reinforcing and applying existing international commitments can be found, for example, in the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa of the Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union (2004)17 and the Conclusions of the European Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the European Council (DEVGE. [...] Nevertheless, one of the key shortfalls of the Monterrey Consensus in terms of financing for gender equality concerns the lack of coherence between economic policies that emphasize low inflation and mobility of capital on the one hand, and the social commitments to poverty reduction, human rights and gender equality on the other. [...] The informal hearings of civil society conducted in preparation for the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in 2003 and 2005 underscored the need for the Bretton Woods institutions and WTO to incorporate gender equality concerns in their policies40 and the need to undertake analysis of the impact of agreements on women, and emphasized the urgent need to 38 Ramesh Arunachalam (2007). [...] The theme of 'Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women' should be a central one in the preparatory meetings for and during the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus.

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• • 3 Comment, June 2008 52nd session of the CSW: debates and results The 52nd Session of the CSW was held in New York in the headquarters of the United Nations from 25 February to the 7 March 2008.1 Representatives of organisations within the United Nations system, such as the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations I. [...] These included the Ambassador for the Special Mission for the Promotion of Gender Equality Policies, and representatives from the Spanish Mission to the United Nations, the Bureau of Human Rights, and from the General Directorate of Development Policies, along with representatives from the Ministry of Work and Social Affairs, and the Women's Institute's General Secretariat of Equality Policies, as. [...] The negotiations used two reports compiled by the Secretary General of the United Nations on the fi nancing for gender equality and empowerment of women as their starting point; the fi rst, (E/CN.6/2008/2) which identifi ed key aspects and served to get the debate started, suggesting policy recommendations; the second (E/CN.6/2008/5) offered an overview of the efforts made in gender mainstreaming,. [...] • • • • • • 6 Ana Lydia Fernández-LayosFinancing for gender equality: are we reaching a global consensus? Results of the 52nd Session of the CSW Some crucial aspects of the "agreed conclusions" of the 52nd session of the CSW were: Reaffi rmation of the commitments which were previously given by the international community, for example, the Declaration of Beijing, Monterrey and CEDAW, amongst other. [...] The EU went on to make it clear that fi nancing in favour of gender equality and the empowerment of women affects both developed and developing countries, and in addition noted that in paragraph 21 of the "agreed conclusions", the commitments undertaken were bound to national priorities, leaving the need or pertinence of putting them into place in the hands of individual governments.

Author : Jeni Klugman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,96 MB
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464803609

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Despite recent advances in important aspects of the lives of girls and women, pervasive challenges remain. These challenges reflect widespread deprivations and constraints and include epidemic levels of gender-based violence and discriminatory laws and norms that prevent women from owning property, being educated, and making meaningful decisions about their own lives--such as whether and when to marry or have children. These often violate their most basic rights and are magnified and multiplied by poverty and lack of education. This groundbreaking book distills vast data and hundreds of studies to shed new light on deprivations and constraints facing the voice and agency of women and girls worldwide, and on the associated costs for individuals, families, communities, and global development. The volume presents major new findings about the patterns of constraints and overlapping deprivations and focuses on several areas key to women s empowerment: freedom from violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights, ownership of land and housing, and voice and collective action. It highlights promising reforms and interventions from around the world and lays out an urgent agenda for governments, civil society, development agencies, and other stakeholders, including a call for greater investment in data and knowledge to benchmark progress.

Author : Fenella Porter
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 45,39 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780855985516

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Articles discuss how gender mainstreaming has been understood in different organisations; provide examples of good work, which supports the empowerment of women; and look beyond gender mainstreaming to what new possibilities exist for transformation.

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Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789211302752

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Ensuring women's economic empowerment and access to and control over resources requires an integrated approach to growth and development, focused on gender-responsive employment promotion and informed by the interdependency between economic and social development. Social objectives need to be incorporated into economic policies. Economic growth strategies should give attention to the real economy and focus on creating a gender-sensitive macroeconomic environment, full employment and decent work, access to land, property and other productive resources as well as financial services, and full coverage of social protection measures. The Survey outlines a number of concrete recommendations in these critical areas, which if adopted, will facilitate women's equitable access to and control over economic and financial resources.

Author : World Bank;World Trade Organization
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2020-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464815569

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Trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women’s bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between trade and gender, it is essential to assess the potential impact of trade policy on both women and men and to develop appropriate, evidence-based policies to ensure that trade helps to enhance opportunities for all. Research on gender equality and trade has been constrained by limited data and a lack of understanding of the connections among the economic roles that women play as workers, consumers, and decision makers. Building on new analyses and new sex-disaggregated data, Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Gender Equality aims to advance the understanding of the relationship between trade and gender equality and to identify a series of opportunities through which trade can improve the lives of women.