GENDER IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
First detected in China’s Hubei Province in late December 2019, novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has since spread to 141 countries or regions, and health actors had confirmed more than 156,000 cases as of March 14. Numbers are expected to continue rising exponentially in the coming days, weeks, and months. Initial research indicates that older persons […]
Women in Business and Management: The business case for change
In 2019, we present our second global report on Women in Business and Management: The business case for change. Our new report, conducted together with EBMOs and nearly 13,000 surveyed enterprises across the globe, offers new insights into how gender diversity at the top improves organizational performance. [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wcms_700953.pdf”]
A New Era for Girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress
The world is home to more than 1.1 billion girls under age 18, who are poised to become the largest generation of female leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers the world has ever seen. Girls are living longer lives than they were 25 years ago, when nations committed to advancing gender equality as part of the Beijing […]
Review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly
The present report, as mandated in Economic and Social Council resolution 2018/8, serves as a review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. It covers challenges with regard to the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment […]
WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN REVIEW 25 YEARS AFTER BEIJING
This report’s review of the Beijing Platform for Action draws on the most comprehensive and participatory stock-taking exercise ever undertaken on women’s rights, to which 170 countries contributed. It highlights gaps and opportunities and proposes effective solutions. It helps us look frankly at where commitments have been broken, and to energetically recommit to action and […]
WORK FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE: GLOBAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF WORK
A human-centred agenda for the future of work is proposed. One that strengthens the social contract by placing people and the work they do at the centre of economic and social policy and business practice. This agenda consists of three pillars of action, which in combination would drive growth, equity and sustainability for present and […]
WAVE COUNTRY REPORT 2019
The focus of this report is women survivors of violence and their children. It has been produced in order to show the actual state of women’s support services. In reading this report, it is critical to remember that actions you take will directly impact the funding situation of women’s NGOs and therefore their strategic development […]
Effective design and implementation elements in interventions to prevent violence against women and girls
The field of violence prevention is still in a period of innovation, learning and refinement. Five years ago only a handful of interventions to prevent VAWG, implemented and evaluated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), were shown to have impact in reducing violence (Fulu and Kerr-Wilson, 2015, Ellsberg et al., 2015). Over the last few […]
INVESTING IN EQUITY: CREATING EQUITABLE FUNDING FOR LOCAL WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS
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25 YEARS IN REVIEW OF THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION
Contributions of the Platform of independent expert mechanisms on the elimination of discrimination and violence against women (EDVAW Platform) towards its implementation [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Booklet_BPA.pdf”]