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This training module is designed as a guide for UN staff to conduct a two-day introductory gender analysis and gender planning training course for UNDP staff.
Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa strives to engage, inspire and equip young women and girls to become the next generation of leading politicians, activists, social entrepreneurs and
The article analyzes the founding conference of the United Nations to find out how a nearly completely male-dominated assembly proclaimed the equal rights of men and women as part of the fundamental h
Women’s Political Participation: Broadening Spaces and Strategies
I recently participated in a workshop on special measures for women organized by the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat on 25-26 September in Port Moresby and I would like to share some of thoughts and
Gender in Anti Corruption Strategies
I wanted to share some thoughts with you on UNDP’s value-added in the area of gender and anti-corruption programming.
Women leadering and engendering development plans
How can we assess the roles of various stakeholders in promoting women's leadership and engendering local development plans?
- Speakers at first national conference of South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) called for promoting gender equality by portraying women and men in a non-stereotypical, humane and balanced manner. They said South Asia is passing through a crucial period where journalists face many challenges and risks while performing their duties and women journalists along with their male counterparts are susceptible to danger in the absence of safety measures.
- The Council of Women World Leaders, a policy program of the Aspen Institute, hosted a panel discussion between former US Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and Margot Wallström, the Vice President of the European Commission. This event was the inaugural program of the Madeleine K. Albright Women's Voices at the Aspen Institute Series.
- At a gathering of more than 300 women, Chair and Co-Founder Melanne Verveer highlighted 10 years of Vital Voices involvement and engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean, opening the Women Leadership Summit. Vital Voices also presented President Michelle Bachelet of the Republic of Chile with its prestigious Global Trailblazer Award.
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Interview with Otilia Lux, Former Minister of Culture and Sports, and Member of the Guatemalan Congress
When we get involved in politics, we gain a better understanding of power and we discover that it is an indispensable goal if we want to have a voice in key decisions.
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