Gender

Dear Gender experts, here are some interesting news:

Tackling sexual misconduct in Yemen through innovative collaboration (UN News, November 28, 2023)
> In south Yemen, WHO’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct are gaining ground. There, at the beginning of 2023, training sessions on the prevention of sexual misconduct commenced across a network of 17 mental health units established by WHO in the region. This work has established cooperation with healthcare workers to support potential survivors of sexual misconduct and better aligned WHO’s work with Member States to effect greater change.
https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2023-tackling-sexual-misconduct-in-…

How to get pregnant women to hospitals when ambulances can't reach them (Devex, November 24, 2023)
> Nonprofits are using creative ways to transport women in labour to health facilities, in a bid to reduce maternal mortality rates in Africa.
https://www.devex.com/news/how-to-get-pregnant-women-to-hospitals-when-…

How one UN agency is getting countries to help pay for contraceptives (Devex, November 23, 2023)
> UNFPA is a major provider of donated reproductive health products in many LIMCs, but has suffered from funding cuts over the years. Under a new model, governments commit to making mandatory contributions to its supplies program.
https://www.devex.com/news/how-one-un-agency-is-getting-countries-to-he…

Dear Gender community, here are some interesting news:

‘Remarkable Reversal’ of Same-Sex Criminalisation Enables Progress Against HIV (Health Policy Watch, November 16, 2023)
> Two-thirds of countries no longer criminalise consensual same-sex sex, a “remarkable reversal” since the start of the AIDS pandemic that has enabled global progress against the spread of HIV.
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/remarkable-reversal-of-same-sex-crimina…

UN’s top Woman Police Officer ‘a young agent of change’ (UN News, November 16, 2023)
> An Indonesian police officer serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, was on Thursday awarded a top peacekeeping honour.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1143692

Video series: How Close Are We to Gender Equality? A Snapshot Across the SDGs - Global Policy Dialogue Series (UN Web TV, November 21, 2023)
> Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023," published by UN DESA and UN Women, provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of gender equality across all 17 SDGs.
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19zni3lh6

Dear Gender community, here is this week's news selection:

Two months after Morocco quake, little support for hard-hit Amazigh women (The New Humanitarian, November 8, 2023)
> Two months after one of the strongest earthquakes in Morocco’s history killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed entire villages in the High Atlas Mountains, women in Indigenous Amazigh communities are finding it particularly hard to recover.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2023/11/08/morocco-quak…

Towards a gender-sensitive EU external trade policy (European Journal of International Law, November 9, 2023)
> Gender equality is one of the central priorities of the EU’s external policies and actions. According to the Gender Action Plan III, 85% of the EU’s external relations actions ought to contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2025.
https://www.ejiltalk.org/towards-a-gender-sensitive-eu-external-trade-p…

Global Accountability Dashboard for Gender Equality in and through Education launch (UNESCO, November 8. 2023)
> The Global Accountability Dashboard to track progress on transformative actions to advance gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment in and through education was launched on the margins of UNESCO’s General Conference.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/global-accountability-dashboard-gend…

Dear Gender community, here is this week's press review:

Why gender equality is the “silver bullet” for meaningful climate action (Eige, October 26, 2023)
> While Europe is making progress towards gender equality, experts warned: “People will land on Mars before we reach full gender equality in the EU.” New data from EIGE shows we’re closer than ever to balance in the economic and social lives of women and men. But the pace of positive change, revealed at the launch of the 2023 Gender Equality Index, remains too slow.
https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/news/why-gender-equality-silver-bullet-…

EU gender equality reaches new milestone: is progress accelerating (Eige, October 24, 2023)
> Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender Equality Index as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition came with more or less the same conclusion: progress is at a snail’s pace. However, in this year’s edition we see the biggest annual jump in the overall score in the history of the Index ever: the EU is at 70.2 points out of 100!
https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eu-gender-equality-reaches-new-mil…

Three steps forward in closing the gender gap in climate leadership (Eige, October 19, 2023)
> More women and diverse representation in the decision-making process is critical for the fight against climate change.
https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/news/three-steps-forward-closing-gender…

INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand (UN News, October 10, 2023)
> Teen pregnancy rates have been falling dramatically in Thailand thanks to progressive legislation, but more can be done to drive it lower if the rights of girls and young women are respected, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1141927

Dear Gender community, here is this week's press review:

Gender Equality at the 78th UN General Assembly: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead (Just Security, October 12, 2023)
> Only 15 percent of SDG targets are currently on track. As for SDG 5, the standalone goal on gender equality, none of the target indicators have been met or almost met. A 2023 U.N. progress report found that if current trends continue, 342.4 million women will still live in extreme poverty by 2030.
https://www.justsecurity.org/89383/gender-equality-at-the-78th-un-gener…

IOC President at the second ANOCA Gender Equality Forum: “Everyone has a role to play to empower women in sport” (International Olympic Committee, October 5, 2023)
> Nearly 200 key decision-makers from across the Olympic Movement in Africa gathered in Cabo Verde this week to continue working together towards gender equality in and through sport. The theme of the forum, “From the Boardroom to the Playing Field”, reiterated the need for the Olympic Movement to address gender equality in all areas of its activities and resulted in 10 key commitments to action.
https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-president-at-the-second-anoca-gender-…

ActionAid Says Pregnant Women in Gaza are Faced with Impossible Choice (Palestine Chronicle, October 15, 2023)
> ActionAid has expressed its profound concerns over pregnant Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip, “as they make the impossible choice of fleeing with no guarantee of safety or remaining at risk of almost certain death”.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/actionaid-says-pregnant-women-in-gaz…

Dear community, here is this week's press review:

Violence Impacts Health in Sexual, Gender Minority Groups (Mirage News, October 3, 2023)
> A new special issue of the peer-reviewed journal LGBT Health, titled "Violence and Related Health Outcomes in Sexual & Gender Minority (SGM) Communities," is based on a multi-phase scientific workshop sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Click here to read the issue now.
https://www.miragenews.com/violence-impacts-health-in-sexual-gender-109…

OPINION: Why gender equality is the most urgent climate action of all (The Banker, October 2, 2023)
> Women with access to financial services are better equipped to deal with the shocks related to climate risks and to build their own resilience, writes the president and CEO of Women’s World Banking.
https://www.thebanker.com/Why-gender-equality-is-the-most-urgent-climat…

Dear Gender community, here is this week's selection of news:

Gender equality in European homes: Survey shows it's a long way off (Euronews, September 23, 2023)
> As a new poll has revealed housework and childcare in the UK remains unequally split between men and women - and the picture is often bleaker across Europe.
https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/23/gender-equality-in-european-homes-s…

IOC and UN Women sign new agreement to advance gender equality in and through sport (International Olympics Committee, September 19, 2023)
> The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has renewed its partnership with UN Women, underlining each organisation’s commitment to using sport to promote gender equality and to empower women and girls.
https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-and-un-women-sign-new-agreement-to-ad…

Why menopause education is essential for both women and healthcare professionals (World Economic Forum, September 25, 2023)
> Many medical professionals lack adequate education on menopause, leaving them ill-prepared to guide women through this transitional, important phase.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/menopausal-women-doctors-symptom…

French-speaking cantons sign gender equality charter (Swissinfo, September 15, 2023)
> Switzerland’s French-speaking cantons on Friday signed in Lausanne a charter aimed at strengthening inter-cantonal cooperation on gender equality.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/french-speaking-cantons-sign-gend…

Not your typical boys’ club: Mozambique’s school meetings engage students against gender-based violence (World Bank, September 18, 2023)
> Gender-based violence is a pervasive problem for women and girls in Mozambique, the risk of which starts early in life. In 2016, nearly half of all 15-year-old girls reported having already been subjected to domestic, sexual or emotional violence by their partners. 
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2021/03/08/time-for-bold-acti….

REPORT: Generation Equality Accountability Report 2023 (UN Women, via ReliefWeb, September 18, 2023)
> Halfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world is failing to achieve gender equality, making it an increasingly distant goal.
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/generation-equality-accountability-r…

Dear Gender community, here you go:

An interesting online course:
New online course: How data can help to end violence against women
> This course is aimed at public servants and policy makers on how to use data to end violence against women is now available, launched by the WHO-UN Women Joint Programme on Violence Against Women Data and Measurement, in collaboration with Apolitical and the UN Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP).
https://www.who.int/news/item/28-08-2023-new-online-course--how-data-ca…

Dear Gender community, please find this week’s news selection:

‘We Advocated for Women’s Movements to be at the Table’ (Health Policy Watch, August 16, 2023)
> How does the past tie into current health policy? At a time when women’s health and reproductive rights are being debated globally, it is important to examine how historic policies impact the world today.
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/we-advocated-for-womens-movements-to-be…

In focus: Localizing humanitarian action with women at the forefront (UN Women, August 17, 2023)
> With their access to, bonds with and legitimacy among affected people – as well as their deep understanding of the areas in which they work – local actors, including women, are often first responders to humanitarian needs. UN Women has been working across its triple mandate to strengthen localization and facilitate the inclusion and participation of local women’s organizations in the planning and implementation of crisis response.
https://eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-focus/2023/08/in-focus-localizing…