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a development emergency
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- 2009
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- digitaal
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- ontwikkeling, ontwikkelingslanden, economie, armoede, wereld, statistiek
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- In this publication two interesting chapters and two interesting links with a lot of statistics about the Millennium Goals. Have a look at the Report Download Options. Especially important are the Millennium Goals 3: Gender Equality & Empowerment for Women and 5: Improve Women’s Health.
challenges to human security in the Arab countries
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- 2009
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- digitaal
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- ontwikkeling, klimaatveranderingen, veiligheid, armoede, gezondheid, beleid, Arabische wereld, statistiek
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- This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to one which also concentrates on the security of individuals, their protection and their empowerment. It argues that widespread absence of human security has contributed significantly to the lack of developmental progress in Arab countries. . .The report describes seven dimensions of threat to individual human security in the Arab world: I. Insecure environments including pressure on scarce resources and the impacts of climate change, II. The State contributing to the insecurity of its citizens including using force and coercion, III. Vulnerable groups including children, women, refugees, IDPs and victims of the human trafficking industry who, in reality, have few rights and little means to redress this, IV. Volatile growth, high unemployment and persistent poverty, V. Hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity, VI. Health security challenges, VII. The impact and long-term effects of occupation and military intervention.
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- Antonopoulos, Rania
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- 2009
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- Digitaal
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- betaalde arbeid, zorgarbeid, armoede, privé openbaar debat, wereld, 21e eeuw, paper
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- 'Part I of the paper examines the interface and trade-offs between paid and unpaid work, including unpaid care work, while Part II identifies data gaps and proposes further research and analysis. Specifically, the paper focuses on women’s and men’s division of labour between paid work and unpaid care work and its effects on gender equality with respect to decent work outcomes, and one’s ability and power to make and act on choices: its interconnection with individual and family poverty: and on how economic and social policies and institutions influence women’s options by reducing or increasing the burden of unpaid care work. Unpaid care work shapes the ability, duration and types of paid work that can be undertaken. As it does not offer monetary remuneration, it reduces the exercise of “voice” over decision-making and impacts on one’s ability to accumulate savings and assets. Being regarded a woman’s “natural” work - performed in the “private” sphere of the family - unpaid care work hides away its economic dimensions and contributions: and being undervalued, it assigns paid social reproduction (care) workers to jobs that are presumed to be unskilled, with low pay, slender options for promotion and scant social protection. .Most importantly, unpaid care work entails a systemic transfer of hidden subsidies to the rest of the economy that go unrecognized, imposing a systematic time-tax on women throughout their life cycle. These hidden subsidies signal the existence of power relations between men and women. But also, they connect the “private” worlds of households and families with the “public” spheres of markets and the state in exploitative ways. It is important to shed light on these interconnections and draw attention to a pervasive form of inequality, in ways that motivate public dialogue and action on behalf of policy makers, in the hope that change is possible.'
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- arbeid, emancipatie, gelijke behandeling, gender mainstreaming, crisissen, armoede, wereld, 21e eeuw, rapport
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- 'This report has three aims: reviewing the ILO’s progress in assisting constituents to achieve gender equality in the world of work: highlighting its current efforts to implement International Labour Conference (ILC) resolutions and Governing Body decisions on promoting gender equality and mainstreaming it in the Decent Work Agenda: and providing background for constituents to chart a strategic course for future work. The context of the current financial and economic crisis has made the analysis of successful initiatives especially relevant. The crisis will impact heavily on both women’s and men’s efforts to find and keep decent work, and the progress made by ILO constituents around the world is threatened. Recovery packages that are designed too hurriedly and without sufficient social dialogue may inadvertently exacerbate existing sex discrimination in the labour market. .The report makes the case for scaling up measures to eliminate sex discrimination in the world of work and highlights ILO interventions in all regions. The ILO approach is grounded in the rights-based argument and the economic efficiency rationale: not only is gender equality in the world of work a matter of human rights and justice for workers, it also makes good business sense for employers and is instrumental in achieving economic growth and poverty reduction at national levels.'
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- emancipatie, armoede, empowerment, onderwijs, gezondheid, oorlog en vrede, macht, beleid, mensenrechten, media, meisjes, emancipatiebureaus, ngo's, Afrika, 21e eeuw
an alternative for women’s empowerment?
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- 2009
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- digitaal
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- microkredieten, empowerment, betaalde arbeid, armoede, discriminatie, EU, Afrika, Midden-Oosten, Balkanstaten, Azië, Latijns-Amerika, rapport
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- One-day consultation organised by WIDE. The consultation provided an opportunity to share experiences with speakers from different parts of the world, to raise awareness about positive and negative impacts of microcredit on women and the role they can play in tackling poverty in the European Union. Two main issues were: - Has/does microcredit really lead to women’s empowerment in the South? Which are the improvements to make and the lessons learnt in the South? - Can microcredit be considered a sustainable alternative to stimulate employment and fight against poverty and discrimination both in the Global South as well as in the EU?. .Some 40 participants met and contributed their views on and experiences from micro credit and micro finance projects in Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans, the EU, Asia and Latin America.
a gender perspective
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- Antonopoulos, Rania
- Publish Year
- 2009
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- Digitaal
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- crisissen, gender, arbeid, gelijke behandeling, emancipatie, armoede, wereld, 21e eeuw
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- Publish Year
- 2009
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- Digitaal
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