Gender Issues Showlist
Women, Peace & Security
UNSCR 1325 calls on all parties to: protect and respect the rights of women and girls in conflict & post-conflict; increase women participation in all conflict resolution, peacekeeping and peace-building & to end impunity by prosecuting perpetrators of sexual and other violence on women and girls
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Human Rights of Women
Thirty six years after the adoption of CEDAW, many women and girls still do not have equal opportunities to realize rights recognized by law. Women are denied the right to own property or inherit land. They face social exclusion, “honor killings”, FGM, trafficking, restricted mobility, early marriage,...
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Violence Against Women
Violence against women is the most shameful human rights violation. Gender based violence not only violates human rights, but also hampers productivity, reduces human capital and undermines economic growth. It is estimated that up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime
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Political Participation & Leadership
Where women are fully represented, societies are more peaceful and stable. Women political participation is fundamental for gender equality and their representation in positions of leadership must be a priority for all Africans governments.
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CAMPAIGN:Global Action Week 2011 – Girls’ and Women’s Education
Source: UNESCO
To mark this occasion, the Global Campaign for Educationand UNESCO are organizing a series of activities around the world. In Montreal, the UIS is hosting a roundtable on gender disparities in education on 2 May at the Conference of the Comparative and International Educational Society (CIES).
The UIS produces a range of different indicators on gender issues in education. Highlights include:
- Fact sheet on out-of-school adolescent girls
- Interview on women in higher education with Chiao-Ling Chien, UIS statistician
- Global Education Digest 2010 – special focus on gender
- Fact sheet on gender disparities in primary and secondary education
Learn more about Global Action Week 2011:
- Message from Irina Bokova, UNESCO’s Director-General
- UNESCO Education for All
