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Finally, A UN Agency For Women

Published date: 
27 May 2009
The UN system has failed the world's 3 billion-plus women - but a new 'super-agency' may bring welcome change.

Ethiopia: EMWA Trains Women Leaders On Media Practice

Published date: 
7 Apr 2009
Ethiopian Media Women's Association (EMWA) is offering a three day advanced training for 26 women leaders who came from governmental and NGOs on how to use media for women leaders.

'Sharing The Caring Of A Nation'

Published date: 
5 Mar 2009
The Botswana theme for this year's International Women's Day (IWD), 'Sharing the Caring for the Future', stresses the need for men to join women to equally share the care burdens that are normally borne by women.

RIGHTS: U.N. Flunking on Gender Empowerment, Women Say

Published date: 
26 Feb 2009
The United Nations is coming under heavy fire for the lack of vibrant leadership and the continued absence of adequate structures to advance the long-touted cause of gender empowerment worldwide.

Gender Machinery To Discuss Govt Ministry for Women

Published date: 
28 Jan 2009
The National Gender Machinery (NGM) meeting is scheduled to take place on 2 February 2009.  One of the items included on the agenda is the establishment of a Government Ministry for Women and the discussion will be lead by the minister in presidency Dr Manto Shabalala Msimang.

Domestic Violence, Gender Top Family Ministry's 2008 Agenda

Published date: 
6 Jan 2009
Meetings in the provinces between the Government and its social partners, to analyse and discuss issues related to domestic and intra-family violence, as well as women participation in decision making bodies in the country, topped the agenda of the Ministry of Family and Women Promotion in 2008.

ICT Projects and Policy

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2008 - 15:48
Publisher: 
The World Bank
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://web.worldbank.org/
Abstract: 

Women can benefit from ICT policies that encourage growth in the sector, provided these policies remain gender neutral.  Gender-sensitivity among those working in regulatory agencies and multilateral initiations helps ensure that gender-neutral policies do not become gender-blind during implementation.

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ICT Projects and Policy
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