gender
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CDB hosts ‘Conversation’ on gender socialisation
Gender stereotypes can be imposed on children from infancy, and therefore, the process of dispelling them must start in the early childhood years of development. This was a central message as the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) hosted a Conversation on Gender Socialisation and Early Childhood Development (ECD), entitled ‘Teaching Them’, at its headquarters in Barbados on Friday January 15, 2016.…
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Historically there has been an imbalance in opportunity, value and expectation between women and men. This has contributed to the root causes of gender inequality, including the most egregious form of gender-based discrimination, that of gender-based violence. As the world moves forward towards implementing and localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it is critical to remember that Gender equality…
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UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality awards USD 7.3 million for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) today announced USD 7.26 million in grants to 24 innovative programmes across the globe to boost women’s economic empowerment and political leadership and participation. The high-impact programmes designed by women-led civil society organizations have been selected to jumpstart the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 28 countries. UN Women’s Fund for…
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New Report From UN Women Unveils Far-reaching Policy Agenda to Transform Economies and Make Gender Equality a Reality
UN Women launched its flagship report “Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights” which highlights how economies have failed to guarantee women’s empowerment and the full exercise of their economic and social rights, in rich countries and poor countries. At the same time however it demonstrates that the transformation of economies to ensure that women’s rights become…
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Countries Say Equality is Not Possible without a Gender Perspective in Sustainable Development Goals
The fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended on Friday in the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic Information by ECLAC The country representatives that participated in the fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed on Friday, July 31 their…
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Changing the world through our participation: Caribbean overview of the Sustainable Development Goals
Six strategic action areas were agreed as critical for the Caribbean in achieving substantive gender equality and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Honourable Volda Lawrence, Minister of Social Protection Guyana at the 40th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in BVI. Photo compliments GIS/BVI. The priorities set to inform next steps around the localisation of the SDGs in…
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Measuring Gender Equity in the Caribbean Development of the CARICOM Gender Equality Indicators Model National Consultation: Grenada
St. George’s, Grenada: Over the past fifteen years, the CARICOM Secretariat has supported Member States in the strengthening of data collection and the analysis of socio-economic data from a gender equality perspective. For Governments to assess the status of women and men and to better understand the impact and shaping of policies, it is essential that this analysis and dissemination…
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UN Secretary General says MOU signed by the Government of Barbados and UN Women is a step towards improved access to justice for women victims of gender based violence
UN Women today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Attorney General of the Government of Barbados to support strengthening of the resources of the police and Courts to effectively respond to cases of violence against women. It was on the occasion of the “Justice and Response – Ending Gender-Based Violence in Barbados” event held under the…
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Shaping the Caribbean SDGs priorities to be responsive to the needs of women and men
As we get set to embrace a new global development roadmap, what will this mean for the Caribbean? What must our priorities be and how will we make them known to ensure that the Caribbean needs are given high visibility and programmed for action and finance? Effective and real development can only be achieved where all members of society have…
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Education Minister Michael Browne to present nation’s Position on Gender Equity in Education at World Education Forum
Education and Science and Technology Minister the Hon. Michael Browne will on Wednesday present Antigua and Barbuda’s position on Gender Equity in Education at the World Education Forum being held here in the Republic of Korea under the theme, “Equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030. Transforming lives through Education.” Minister Browne, speaking ahead of…
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