November 06

How Universal Is Access To Reproductive Health... UNFPA

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How Universal is Access to Reproductive Health: A Review of the Evidence

This new report by UNFPA analyses three often overlooked indicators of reproductive health: the adolescent birth rate, the contraceptive prevalence rate, and the unmet need for family planning.The report clearly demonstrates that intensified efforts are needed to extend reproductive health to all, and that quality data are essential to monitor progress and identify priorities for action. Available in English. \

From UN Pulse: Permanent Link: UNFPA:How Universal is Access to Reproductive Health:A Review of the Evidence

August 07

Musawah

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Musawah ('Equality' in Arabic) is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family. Musawah is pluralistic and inclusive, bringing together NGOs, activists, scholars, practitioners, policy makers and grassroots women and men from around the world. 

 

  • Musawah is a global movement of women and men who believe that equality and justice in the Muslim family are necessary and possible. In the 21st century there cannot be justice without equality; the time for equality and justice is now!

  • Equality in the family is the foundation for equality in society. Families in all their diverse forms are central to our lives, and should be a safe and happy space, equally empowering for all.

  • Musawah builds on decades of effort to promote and protect equality and justice in the family and in society.

  • Musawah is led by Muslim women who seek to publicly reclaim Islam’s spirit of justice for all.

  • Musawah acts together with individuals and groups to grow the movement, build knowledge and advocate for change on multiple levels.

  • Musawah uses a holistic framework that integrates Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived realities of women and men.

  • Musawah was launched in February 2009 at a Global Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attended by over 250 women and men from some 50 countries of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and the Pacific. 
June 13

Work And The Family In Latin America And The Caribbean. ILO And UNDP

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Work and family: towards new forms of reconciliation with social co-responsibility (full-text, 1.36 MB) is a report produced jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). According to the report, "in Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of women active in the labour market rose from 32% in 1990 to 53% in 2008", which means that there are more than 100 million women in the workforce, who contribute to generating wealth in their countries, ehnancing the well-being of their households and reducing poverty. However, the effects on human development has been less than satisfactory highlighting the challenges of balancing the work and family life. The last chapter of the report is devoted to proposals for work-family reconcilliation policies.UN Pulse: Permanent Link: Report on work and the family in Latin America and the Caribbean