September 20

The World Development Report 2012

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Gender Equality and Development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. Improvements in gender equality can generate gains in economic efficiency and improvements in other development outcomes.

 

Related resources:

  • Complete World Development Reports online: is an open-access site that provides a comprehensive assessment of three decades of global development issues. It includes all World Development Reports from 1978 through 2010,
  • World Development Indicators: contains statistical data, development indicators, and time series data for over 220 countries and country groups.
From  UN Pulse Permanent Link: World Development Report 2012
December 23

Extent Of U.S. Gender And Racial/Ethnic Inequality And Some Remedies. Century Foundation

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New Issue Brief from The Century Foundation Reveals the Extent of U.S. Gender and Racial/Ethnic Inequality and Suggests Remedies
Source: The Century Foundation

An examination of the photos and names of those at the top of the political spectrum, from the presidential candidates to the appointees to the top spots in the past few, and next, administration provides a picture of a nation where gender and race/ethnicity do not matter. However, a new report from The Century Foundation shows that despite some progress, America is a nation in which neither minorities nor women have yet achieved anything approaching economic or social equality.

In The Long Wait for Progress: Women and Economic and Social Equality, Century Foundation Senior Fellow Beverly Goldberg analyzes the substantial gap in wages between men and women, and then measures that gap in the context of women’s educational achievements and the continuing discrimination against women in the workplace, with attention to the impact of the issues of health and child care. This analysis of the complex and interrelated problems facing working women reveals both that women are subject to pay discrimination and that the inequities between white women and women of color are as striking as those between women and men.

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March 30

Social Watch [Pdf]

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http://www.socialwatch.org/en/portada.htm Taken as a whole, Social Watch as an international network of citizens' groups concerned with the "fulfillment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality." These citizens' groups are also responsible for submitting national reports, promoting dialogue about these development priorities, and developing an inclusive strategy in order to bring other groups into the fold. For persons with an interest in these matters, this site will prove quite indispensable. Along the top of their homepage, visitors can view country reports, learn about development indicators through interactive maps, and also read up on the progress towards these goals. Visitors should also take a look at their annual reports, which provide both an executive summary and detailed regional reports on such matters as gender equity and poverty eradication efforts. The site also contains links to other relevant organizations and conferences, including the World Summit for Social Development and the World Conference on Women. [KMG] Scout Report