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Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcome of Twenty-Third Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly (2000) Questionnaire for the Czech Republic
2004Following the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, the government of the Czech Republic adopted an action plan to support the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Mechanisms were also put in place to monitor progress towards the goals set out in the action plan.DocumentOverview of Gender Equality Issues in the Czech Republic
Association for Education and Development of Women, 2006This overview identifies key issues relating to equal opportunities for women and men in the Czech Republic.DocumentAre Men Interested in Engaging in the Struggle for Gender Justice and Broader Social Change - or What Would Make Them Interested?
BRIDGE, 2007Poverty is prevalent in most rural and urban contexts in East Africa causing economic hardship for both men and women - and having a profound impact on masculine identities, self-esteem and behaviour. Men and women have often responded differently to the economic crisis.DocumentSo Amul Boko (If You Haven't Got Money, You're Nobody)
Genre en Action, 2005To what extent is the Senegalese women's entry into the waged labour market enabling them to consider roles for themselves beyond those of wives and mothers - Financial independence is a major condition for women's personal autonomy. However, are these social shifts enough for challenging the fundamentally patriarchal Senegalese culture, which is rooted in traditional roles and expectations.DocumentStronger Women Stronger Nations - 2007 Kosovo Report: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Kosovo
Women for Women International, 2007Women for Women International conducted this survey of over 1,600 participants in conjunction with the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), and American University to raise awareness about the critical link between women's economic, social and political participation and long-term peace and stability in Kosovo.DocumentGender assessment for Malawi
Statistics Norway, 2007This report highlights gender disparities in Malawi and makes suggestions on how to improve the situation for women. It focuses on six key areas: education, work and employment, agriculture, female-headed households, violence and HIV/AIDS. The main findings of are:DocumentBRIDGE Bibliography 19: Putting gender back in the picture: rethinking women's economic empowerment - overview and annotated bibliography
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007Current momentum around women's economic empowerment offers huge scope for bringing about real changes in women's lives. But earning an income or having access to credit cannot be assumed to bring automatic benefits for women.DocumentMarriage, Motherhood and Masculinity in the Global Economy: Reconfiguration of Personal and Economic Life
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007How are women and men dealing with the 'feminisation' of the global labour force in the face of the widespread prevalence of male 'breadwinner' ideologies and the apparent threat to male authority represented by women's earnings?DocumentGender and Economic Empowerment in Africa, 8th Meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum, Berlin, Germany, 22-23 May 2007
Africa Partnership Forum, 2007There are multiple obstacles to the economic empowerment of women in Africa. For example, limited access to productive resources such as land, seed and fertiliser means that women may be unable to benefit from the expansion of trade in agricultural products.DocumentGender Equality as Smart Economics: A World Bank Group Action Plan (Fiscal Years 2007-10)
World Bank, 2006To promote economic development and attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) the global community must renew its attention to women's economic empowerment and increase investments in women.Pages