Tag: Gender Equality

• World Bank Releases Report on the Importance of Empowering Women

  

  The World Bank recently released a report called Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity, compiling data and studies about the challenges that women and girls face worldwide. The report finds that education is key to advancing the role of women around the world. Girls with little education are at greater risk…

  claraknutson

  June 19, 2014

  Data, Gender

  data, Gender Equality, gender gap, Sustainable Development, Women

• Celebrating International Woman’s Day 8 March 2014

  

  “Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all.” UN…

  Tamene Adugna

  March 5, 2014

  Gender, livelihoods, Observances

  Gender Equality, gender integration, Women, women’s day