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Promoting Gender Equality: Closing the Gap

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In 1979, the United Nations took a historic step by adopting the Convention on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, signalling a commitment to monitoring and promoting women’s rights globally. However, despite the passage of decades, the journey towards gender equality remains ongoing. While significant strides have been made in many developed countries, statistics reveal […]

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Gender Inequalities In ESG Investing And Finance

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Over recent decades both experienced and prospective investors have become increasingly aware of the impact that their investments can have on the world around them. To rectify this moral dilemma, some choose to focus their investments and finances on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. In other words, they choose to invest in firms or

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What is the future of gender equality?

What Is The Future Of Gender Equality?

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“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights… everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights Defining Gender Equality Gender equality is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities, regardless of gender. This includes economic participation, decision-making, and the

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Education For Gender Equality: Developing Nations

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In many developing countries, boys and girls don’t always get the same chances in life. This happens for different reasons, like not being able to go to school or not getting good jobs. Sometimes, the way people think about boys and girls also causes problems, like hurting others because of their gender. This makes education

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Equality in Employment: Women in the workforce is simply good economics

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In the words of U.N. Women‘s deputy executive director, Lakshmi Puri, “Gender equality is humanity’s biggest project“. Men’s experience with work and employment differ substantially from women’s (Baird et al., 2012). Women experience inconsistencies, barriers to participation, and inequities in earnings when it comes to employment (Barns, 2009). It is true that women have come

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SDG5 & SDG10: May 2022 Webinar Highlights with Prof. Rosalind Archer & Kayla Williams

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The THRIVE project would like to extend our warm gratitude to Professor Rosalind Archer and Ms. Kayla Williams for being guest presenters at our May Thrivability Matters webinar. The theme of this webinar was United Nations SDG5 Gender Equality and SDG10 Reduced Inequalities. About Our Speakers Rosalind Archer holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford University. After a

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Act yourself for yourself: Gender equality for better health

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What does gender equality mean for health and well-being? Gender is not only a biological notion, but rather the characteristics of gender behaviours, qualities, and responsibilities. It also defines the availability and accessibility of social and economic reserves, which includes healthcare resources and services, laws and policies, and the opportunity to make decisions. Accessibility to healthcare

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Women and technology: Is global digital equality within reach?

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Global digital equality is key to ensuring societies and economies become thrivable. This means that all genders must contribute to and participate in an ever-growing digital world so that no one gets left behind. A 2015 report by McKinsey Global Institute reported that advancing women’s equality could add $12 trillion to global growth by 2025,

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Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability, Technology
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Unpaid care and domestic work: Barriers to equality

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Mention the typical household, and it’s the stereotype that comes to most people’s minds: Women in the kitchen, men at work. Progress for gender equality has come a long way from 100 years ago in many countries, but women are still doing much more unpaid and domestic work. Inequality and unpaid work: The statistics Unpaid

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