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COVID-19 crisis in the MENA region: impact on gender equality and policy responses

OECD - 2020

This brief takes stock of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality in the region and highlights gender-sensitive measures and initiatives taken by governments, the private sector and civil society to mitigate the impact of the crisis on women. It asserts that the COVID-19 crisis is...

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Gender and Sustainable Development : Maximising the Economic, Social and Environmental Role of Women

2008

Sustainable development depends on maintaining long-term economic, social, and environmental capital. In failing to make the best use of their female populations, most countries are underinvesting in the human capital needed to assure sustainabilitly. This market and systems failure is discussed...

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Putting finance to work for gender equality and women's empowerment : the way forward

OECD - 2020

The 2030 Agenda aims for a world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality and all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed. Without gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved. Yet...

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Gender Equality in the Pacific Alliance : Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment

2016

The equal inclusion of women in economic life is a key driver of economic growth throughout the world, including the Pacific Alliance countries of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Talent is lost, and future growth suffers, when women do not have the same opportunities as men to reach their full...

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Domestic Philanthropy for Development and Gender Equality in Nigeria

OECD - 2022

Nigeria is one of the largest recipients of international philanthropic funding, but little is known about its domestic … a first insight into a selection of domestic foundations in Nigeria. It contrasts these findings with other sources of … philanthropic organisations in Nigeria amounted to USD 89 million over 2013-18. Three foundations provided the bulk of these funds …

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Women in public life : gender, law and policy in the Middle East and North Africa

2014

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Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls : Guidance for Development Partners

OECD - 2022

Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are prerequisites to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This Guidance is a practical handbook for development partners supporting those global ambitions. Designed around the programme cycle and beyond, it...

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Engaging with men and masculinities in fragile and conflict-affected settings

OECD - 2019

Gender inequality, conflict and fragility are key challenges to sustainable development. They are inextricably linked: unequal gender relations can drive conflict and violence, while women’s active participation in decision-making contributes to peace and resilience. This policy paper provides...

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Women in Public Life : Gender, Law and Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

2014

Public institutions play a critical role in promoting gender-sensitive policies and gender equality more broadly, in the MENA region and around the world. Advancing gender balance in public institutions and public life more generally, including the judiciary, parliaments, and the political...

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