May 10

Exploring Linkages : Women's Empowerment, Microfinance And Health Education. UNFPA

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The year 2010 marked the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995). Among its many recommendations for achieving gender equality and equity is a call for access to financial services as a means of empowering women, especially the millions of women who live in impoverished and marginalized conditions around the world. 

This e-publication highlights the results of a survey of women clients of microfinance institutions in 14 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with a special focus on the effects of the social services provided by those institutions. It  finds that microfinance, when offered in conjunction with health education services, can both empower women and improve their sexual and reproductive health.

The survey teams conducted personal interviews with 2,533 female clients of microfinance institutions. This preliminary study was conducted to better understand and evaluate the impact of microfinance on women’s empowerment and the impact of microfinance-related health education services on their sexual and reproductive health.

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January 27

Women In Power And Decision-Making. UNIFEM

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The United Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has launched a month-long online discussion on Women in Power and Decision-Making. Dedicated to the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), as well as outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000), these discussion will be a contribution to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women to take place 1-12 March 2010.               UN Pulse Permanent Link: Women in Power and Decision-Making
June 13

UNIFEM Strategy On Ending Violence Against Women And Girls

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A Life Free of Violence: Unleashing the Power of Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality is the 2008-2011 Strategy on ending violence against women and girls set out by UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) It is available in English.

UN Pulse: Permanent Link: UNIFEM Stragegy on Ending Violence against Women and Girls

January 02

Management And Leadership Development For Women

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Management and Leadership Development For Women, 30 March 2008 to 2 April 2008, Windhoek, Namibia

Website: http://www.iqpc.co.za
Contact name: Susan Theron

This 3-day practical event aims to provide solutions for empowering woman in Namibia and Botswana to take up leadership roles which will give them real power in their organisation. You will be exposed to like minded women who face the same.

Organized by: IQPC
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: Not available.
(Check the event website for latest details.)
 
Thanks to Fareeda Jadwat for this information. 
September 13

Gender Equality, Poverty And Economic Growth

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Gender equality, poverty and economic growth

This paper reviews empirical findings from economic analyses of the role of gender equality and women’s empowerment in reducing poverty and stimulating growth. Going beyond the large literature documenting the impact of female education on a range of development outcomes, the paper presents evidence on the impact of women’s access to markets (labor, land, and credit) and women’s decision-making power within households on poverty reduction and productivity at the individual and household level. The paper also summarizes evidence from studies examining the relationship between gender equality and poverty reduction and growth at the macro level. Although micro level effects of gender equality on individual productivity and human development outcomes have been well documented and have important ramifications for aggregate economic performance, establishing an empirical relationship between gender equality and poverty reduction and growth at the macro level has proven to be more challenging. The paper concludes by identifying priority areas for future research

Source: World Bank

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September 05

Expert Group Meeting - Financing For Gender Equality And The Empowerment Of Women

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UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) will hold an Expert Group Meeting on the theme of Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women will take place in Oslo, Norway 4-7 September 2007. For previous Expert Group Meetings consult this list.

UN Pulse Permanent Link: Expert Group Meeting - Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women

August 29

European Parliament Committee On Women's Rights And Gender Equality. Newsletter

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Newsletter: European Parliament Committee on Women's Right and Gender Equality The European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality produces a monthly newsletter and latest news. The newsletter is full text and is available in pdf format which is downloadable with acrobat software. The newsletter archive dates back to 2005. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/femm/news/default_en.htm
July 16

Enfranchisement Of Women

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The Enfranchisement of Women and the Welfare State
Source: Institute for the Study of Labor

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