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Beijing +15 - How Far Have we Come? How Far to Go? - Assessing the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in Kenya
( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2010)
On its 54th session, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) undertakes a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted during the Fourth United N...
Addressing Global Challenges: Focusing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Funding Through a Gendered Lens
( Sophia Huyer / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2010)
Women should play a greater role in developing and implementing science, technology and innovation (STI) solutions to environment, health, energy, water and food security challenges. This is not only ...
Effective Policies for Supporting Education and Employment of Women in Science and Technology
( Kong-Ju-Bock Lee / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2010)
What are the gender dynamics in science and technology education and employment in the Republic of Korea? This paper provides a statistical overview of Korean girls and women in the science and techno...
Emerging Issue: The Gender Perspectives of the Financial Crisis
( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2009)
Through a series of different documents, this website link reports on an interactive panel at the Commission on the Status of Women, 2009, on the gender perspectives of the global economic crisis. Som...
Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Eastern Europe
( K. Lohmann / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2007)
This paper assesses the impact of the reduction in financing for women's human rights organisations in Eastern Europe caused by the withdrawal of donors from the region. The paper, which is based on t...
Summary of the Online Discussions Held in Preparation for the 10 Year Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Platform for Action in the 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2005)
Between November 2004 and February 2005 WomenWatch hosted a series of 11 online discussions, organised and moderated by the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE). The objective wa...
Measures Taken and Progress Achieved in the Follow-up to and Implementation of the FWCW and to the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly
( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2004)
What efforts have been made by the United Nations (UN) system to support the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) at the national level? This review, based on inputs from UN entiti...
Review of the Implementation of the BPfA Outcome Documents of the Special Session of the General Assembly: Report of the SG
( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2004)
Questionnaire responses from Member States provide the basis for this United Nations ten-year-on review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). This review consists of five pa...
Women2000 and Beyond: Making Risky Environments Safer: Women Building Sustainable and Disaster-Resilient Environments
( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2004)
When women and men confront natural or environmental disasters such as forest fires, droughts, earthquake and volcanic eruption, their responses tend to mirror their role and position in society. Acco...
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their Impact on and use as an Instrument for the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
( G. Marcelle / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2002)
When used effectively, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be a powerful tool for women's empowerment. They can create better opportunities for women to exchange information, gain ac...

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