...ambitious program designed to benefit nature and people in Nepal. It was started with the vision of reducing adverse impacts of climate change and threats to biodiversity, by restoring and conserving forests while improving livelihoods, and building resilience to climate change in both people and ecosystems in 2011. It works on three core interwoven components – biodiversity conservation, sustainable landscapes and climate adaptation – with livelihoods, gender and social inclusion being important crosscutting themes. Hariyo Ban is a USAID-funded consortium of four core partner organizations – World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) and the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) – with WWF serving as the managing partner. The program finds its inspiration from the popular saying ‘Hariyo Ban Nepal Ko Dhan’ (Healthy green forests are the wealth of Nepal) which emphasizes the links between people and forests that underpins the project’s approach (Sundar Safalta, part 1). CHAL covers the 32057 square km area from Terai 200 m to Himal 8091 m above to see level in central Nepal. The landscape includes all or part of 19 districts and is drained by six major perennial rivers and their tributaries of the broader Gandaki River System. In this region varity of climates (hot in terai to cold in Himalaya) can be found. More than 35 percent area is covered by different kinds of forest through...
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...Christians Brygge 3 1219 København K Denmark www.kvinfo.dk KVINFO is the Danish Centre for Information on Gender, Equality and Ethnicity. Since 2006 and with funds from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KVINFO has established partnerships with more than 70 partners in the Middle East, North Africa and Denmark with the aim of strengthening gender equality and women’s rights. PROGRAMME WOMEN IN A CHANGING MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA – FACING CHALLENGES AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES APRIL 16TH 2012 THE ROYAL LIBRARY, QUEENS HALL COPENHAGEN, DENMARK 09.15-09.45 09.45-10.00 10.00-10.15 10.15-10.35 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE Welcome speech by Director of KVINFO, Ms. Elisabeth Møller Jensen Opening speech by Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Villy Søvndal Special address by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ms. Tawakkul Karman AFTERNOON SESSION 13.45-15.00 “Seizing Change – Who are the promoters of change and how will they drive the agenda for equality and inclusion in the MENA region” Examples of and experiences from successful promotion of equality and women’s rights across the region. Panel of Experts: • Ms. Fatima Sidiqi, Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies and President of the National Union of Women’s Organizations, Morocco • Ms. Jamila Garmouma, Member of the presidium of the Fédération de la Ligue Démocratique des Droits des Femmes (FLDDF), Morocco • Ms. Nadia Shamroukh, General Manager of the Jordanian Women’s Union, Jordan Ms. Tanya Habjouqa, Photographer...
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...My highest party match is the single-interest group or party such as women’s equality, transhumanist, and working families on most political issues. However, the major party that came into the fourth highest match is the Democratic party, which came from the idea of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. One of the most major component of the platform of this party is advocating social and economic equality, along with the welfare state. Which I further support because the most important issues to me are social, domestic policy, and environmental. Significantly, these three issues have a strong relationship with the top three rankings of my political party. Furthermore, social issues play a bigger role in this modern democratic world, where more...
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...Global Issues | Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Gender equality is a human right,1 but our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power for women and men.2 Globally, women have fewer opportunities for economic participation than men, less access to basic and higher education, greater health and safety risks, and less political representation.2 Guaranteeing the rights of women and giving them opportunities to reach their full potential is critical not only for attaining gender equality, but also for meeting a wide range of international development goals. Empowered women and girls contribute to the health and productivity of their families, communities, and countries, creating a ripple effect that benefits everyone. The word gender describes the socially-constructed roles and responsibilities that societies consider appropriate for men and women.17 Gender equality means that men and women have equal power and equal opportunities for financial independence, education, and personal development 3 . Women's empowerment is a critical aspect of achieving gender equality. It includes increasing a woman's sense of self-worth, her decision-making power, her access to opportunities and resources, her power and control over her own life inside and outside the home, and her ability to effect change.4 Yet gender issues are not focused on women alone, but on the relationship between men and women in society.5 The actions and attitudes of men and...
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...Social Movement and Gender Paper Marco Ovid-DeSouza SOC/333 May 12, 2015 Matthew Szlapak Social Movement and Gender Paper Women in today's society live very different lives from those who lived in the late 1800s. Women throughout the last century petitioned, protested, and marched for equality and the rights that men inherently were born with. It took several social movements during the 20th century to attain higher education, gain independents, to vote, and to have the rights to choose. These social movements came in three significant waves. The first wave gave women a voice and granted them limit rights and independence. In the second wave, women fought for equality in the workplace and sexual freedom. The third wave brought gender violence, reproductive rights, and other issues to the forefront. Each social movement raised awareness, further forcing society to address the issues of inequality. Looking back at these movements, they were vital stepping-stones to the changes seen in society today. This paper will describe three social movements, the social and political environment at the times the movements occurred, and the effect each movement had on society. It will explain how each movement changed public opinion on gender issues and the effects it has had on gender view today. Social Movements The Suffragists With the first wave came the suffragists, which called for the equal right to vote among other liberties. The late 1800s and early 1900s was a very...
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... It is a mass organization of Chinese women of all ethnic groups in all walks of life, striving for women’s advancement. Its mission is to represent and safeguard women’s rights and interests and to promote equality between women and men. ACWF is also a member of the National Working Committee on Women and Children under the State Council. It is in consultative status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations. INTRODUCTION Sustainable development, as a visionary development paradigm shift, represents a big step forward in the progress of human society. It demonstrates the resolve and efforts of people around the world to ensure sound development and the well-being of the current and future generations. Sustainable development can neither be achieved nor sustained without the participation of women who are an important driving force. The United Nations and member states have already initiated different kinds of activities to prepare for the Rio+20 Summit. Both sustainable development and empowerment of women are considered a priority of the United Nations in 2011. As such, it is of special significance to reflect women’s needs and concerns and heed women’s voices in the preparations for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and to incorporate gender perspectives into the final document of Rio +20. It is out of these considerations that the All China Women’s Federation hosts the International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development in Beijing. GOAL...
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...Millennium Development Goals Introduction: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions. The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end – making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billions more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy. Background: The aim of the MDGs is to encourage development by improving social and economic conditions in the world's poorest countries. They derive from earlier international development targets, and were officially established following the Millennium Summit in 2000, where all world leaders present adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The Millennium Summit was presented with the report of the Secretary-General entitled ‘We the Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the Twenty-First Century’. Additional input was prepared by the Millennium Forum...
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...Q. Assess the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. There are many factors that contribute to the validity of the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. Some of these factors are; the impact of paid work, the family as a body, domestic violence, the domestic division of labour. It can be argued that gender roles and relations have become more equal, one way this can be seen as though the domestic division of labour. By definition “it is the division of tasks, roles, and duties within the household.” One way this supports the theory of gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life is though society’s change in accepting women as valued members of the work force, as society has become more accepting in the development of females aspirations and careers and this in turn has had to make the family more equal in the roles of the house; since the normal upkeep of the house is not done in the ‘traditional family’ way, everybody in the house must contribute equally. Furthermore it can be argued that Talcott Parsons theory of the male and female of the relationship or family have two roles names instrumental and expressive roles (traditional the man is seen as instrumental and the opposite for the woman) another way it can argued that gender roles and relations have become more equal is through the introduction of equal pay, this does not only affect the family...
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...Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Prepared by Dr. Sarah Bradshaw, Principal Lecturer, Middlesex University with Dr. Joshua Castellino and Ms. Bineta Diop, Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Thematic Group on the “Challenges of Social Inclusion: Gender, Inequalities and Human Rights” 20 May 2013 1 1. Introduction This short paper aims to highlight the important role women have and can play in economic development. It addresses three questions: what is the evidence base to support investing in women? What are the current constraints on realising the full potential of women in the process of economic development? What are the priority areas of intervention necessary to unblock these constraints? It is focussed on women and on economic development, rather than on the wider issue of gender and development. However, before looking at the evidence base, constraints, and interventions, it will provide a brief context of the evolution of thinking around women and development.1 1. The Evolution of ‘Women in Development’ to ‘Gender and Development’ In the 1970s, research on African farmers noted that, far from being gender neutral, development was gender blind and could harm women. Out of this realization emerged the Women in Development (WID) approach, which constructed the problem of development as...
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...social justice, and equality. “Diversity, equality, and social justice are the foundation for education that is multicultural” (Johnson, Musial, Halle, Gollnick, & Dupuis, 2005). Educating myself, as a teacher must be the first thing that I do, many teachers have limited experience and knowledge about other ethnic and religious groups other than their own. As a teacher of a multicultural classroom for Happy Valley Elementary School, I have 21 students to teach, 7 are white, 5 are Latino, 4 are African American, 3 are Native American and 2 are Asian. This is great because it will allow all of the students to participate with each other and learn from each other. Due to my classroom, have 4 students with special needs and one in a wheelchair I will make activities that accommodate them as well, so that all the children can participate and not one student feeling left out. “Education that is multicultural provides equity in the curriculum, in relationships between teachers and students, in the school climate, in staffing patterns, and in relationships with parents and communities” (Johnson, Musial, Halle, Gollnick, & Dupuis, 2005). Teaching diversity in the classroom will allow the students to learn to value and respect others, teaching social justice will allow the students to “recognize how experiences are shaped by membership in groups defined by race, gender, socioeconomic status, culture, ethnicity, ability” (Teaching Tolerance, 2012). Learning about equality will educate the...
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...to become an irish citizen. GEOGRAPHY: -natural resources: natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite. -agricultural land under use: 66.1 -environment agreement: Air--Pollution persistent Organic Pollutants, Marine Life Conservation PEOPLE: -Age composition: 0-14: 21.5% (male 537,239/ female 514,369) 15-54: 55.66% (male 1,371,350/ female 1,351,903) 65 and above: 12.61% (male 284,399/ female 249,453) -population growth rate: 1.25% (2015) country comparison to the world is 94 -birth rate: 14.84 births/ 1000 population (2015) country comparison 132 -death rate: 6.48 deaths/1000 population (2015) country comparison 150 - urban population- 63.2%, rate of urbanization: 1.58% annual rate of change -major urban areas is Dublin with population of 1.169 million (2015) -sex ratio: 014- 1.04 males/females; 15-24-1.04 males/females; 25-54-1.01 males/females; 65 and above-0.86 males/females. total population: 1 male/female. -maternal mortality rate: 8 deaths/100,000 live births. - infant mortality rate: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births;...
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...Welcome to the United Nations. It's your world. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sign in ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form | | | | | Bottom of Form Or click to sign in with your Facebook account Forgot password? ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form | | | | | Bottom of Form Create new account ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form | | | | | | Code not readable? Change code. | | | | | | Bottom of Form Questions? Contact us here Sign in/Create account ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Search Bottom of Form Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform Home SDGs & Topics HLPF Processes & UN System Stakeholder Engagement News About Click on goals to show targets and topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals as defined in Transforming Our World - the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Expand all Goals End poverty in all its forms everywhere Relevant Topics Poverty eradication targets 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according...
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...The Fairtrade Standards promote training for farmers, which can include advice on switching to environmentally friendly practices, such as developing nutrient-rich soils that support healthy plants and encouraging wildlife to help control pests and diseases. For some farmers, the Fairtrade (and organic) Standards have resulted in switches to less toxic pesticides, which, as well as being better for the environment, has a positive impact on producers’ health. Fairtrade can provide access to finance, producer support and expertise in tackling climate change, supporting long-term environmental...
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...Traditional is history and not culture 1.GENDER The first thing that strikes is the best companion of the world gender i.e gender discrimination, male dominated society. The cultural values as people hold in their society like set of task to be performed by women and men in particular. Even the basic most enjoyable task i.e shopping (the grocery shopping) is always a responsibility of a women and men if does that they are called girlish which again subconsciously by calling them girlish is not insulting men but women are related to such inferior task. Decision making- authority which is always vested in the hands of male. Women don’t take decisions independently. They have to ask men for each and every decision. They have to depend on men Women- deemed as property, thing considered as an object [EXAMPLE THE SONG: TU CHEEZ BADI HAI MAST]. protecting women from SEXUAL ABUSE IS DIFFERENT . WHY ARE THE NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE FREELY AT LATE NIGHT. THEY ARE MEN’S custody. WOMEN-- commodification What kind of man hits his wife? What kind of women allows herself to be hit On one hand giving her the custody but on the other hand not giving her the equality. Where custodianship involves freedom, equality, leadership, without which it is difficult to achieve the task of custodianship. Women are multitaskers because men have continuously given them tasks rather than sharing them equally. In this society there are specific gender roles for men and women in the society leading...
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...Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture Geert H. Hofstede was born on October 2, 1928 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. He received his M.Sc. from the Delft Institute of Technology in 1953, his Ph.D. (cum laude) from Groningen University in 1967. Hofstede served in the Netherlands Army from 1953 to 1955. In 1955, he married Maaike A. Van den Hoek. They've also "lived happily ever after", but I'm not sure where (probably Brussels, Belgium). Hofstede is most well known for his work on four dimensions of cultural variability, commonly referred to as "Hofstede's Dimensions." These include: Uncertainty Avoidance, Power Distance, Masculinity-Femininity, Individualism-Collectivism, Confucian Dynamism. These dimensions were arrived in his 1980 publication, "Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values." The study took existing survey data (sample size of 116,000) collected from a multinational corporation (IBM). The result was a score in each of the dimensions for 40 different countries. During 1978-83, the Dutch cultural anthropologist Geert Hofstede conducted detailed interviews with hundreds of IBM employees in 53 countries. Through standard statistical analysis of fairly large data sets, he was able to determine patterns of similarities and differences among the replies. From this data analysis, he formulated his theory that world cultures vary along consistent, fundamental dimensions. Since his subjects were constrained to one multinational corporation's world-wide...
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