Cities opportunities

“Cities are the world’s engines for business and innovation. With good management they can provide jobs, hope and growth, while building sustainability.” With sixty percent of their area still to be built before 2030, cities represent unparalleled opportunity to forge a new urban era where people can find freedom, inspiration, prosperity, health and security. They represent a unique chance to make the right...

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THE CITY WE NEED

We, Urban Thinkers of the World Urban Campaign, here present a new urban paradigm for the 21st century. Committed to sustainable urbanization for a better future, we share our vision with the world before the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). This vision builds on the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Development Agenda, and the outcomes of COP 21, in which we...

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The necessity of gender sensitivity in programmatic policy

This exploratory study shows that there are several promising practices to prevent violence in relationships and the transference of violence issues to the next generations. Yet, at the same time, we are dealing with a practical field where interventions and policy specifically geared towards (early, primary or universal) prevention are still in their infancy. During the last four decades, in which the attention...

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Geeta Madhavan first woman PhD in Law on International Terrorism

As a foremost expert on international terror Dr Geeta Madhavan’s expert  opinion is sought on various panels and working groups preparing policy  papers on counter terrorism, piracy and extremism. Chennai (Women’s Feature Service) - Dr Geeta Madhavan’s class is usually packed to capacity: just as it was when I was a student, hanging onto her every word. She was my first initiation into law...

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Research method, Scope of the research, Structure of the report and Terminology 5/5

Research was carried out between  August 2009 and March 2010. This consisted of a review of existing research and statistics about violence against women in the UK, public policy approaches in the field, studies of gendered violence in student communities in other countries such as the United States, and surveys of attitudes towards victims of crime. Between November 2009 and January 2010, NUS asked...

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Introduction and Background 4/5

Introduction This report outlines findings from a survey carried out by the National Union of Students exploring the prevalence and nature of harassment, stalking, financial control, control over course and institution choice, and physical and sexual violence faced by women students. The UK-wide study provides a snapshot of the experiences of women students today. It includes information about survey respondents’...

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Key Recommendations 3/5

Our vision is of an education system in which all further and higher education students can participate confidently, without the restraint of harassment and fear of violence. We believe that institutions and students’ unions have a key role to play in ending violence against women in education and in that regard we make two key recommendations. These recommendations have been developed as a result of our...

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Egypt - UN Experts Condemn Egypt Clampdown on the Women’s Rights Movement

GENEVA (15 December 2016) – A group of United Nations experts* has strongly condemned Egypt for escalating its action against women human rights defenders and women rights groups as part of a continuing clampdown on civil society. “The Government’s actions are preventing women human rights defenders from conducting their legitimate activities and professions, and are leaving thousands of women in need...

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Key Findings 2/5

This research was carried out between August 2009 and March 2010. During this time NUS conducted a literature review and a national online survey of 2058 women students’ experiences of harassment, financial control, control over their course and institution choices, stalking, violence, and sexual assault. Only current students were asked to fill in the survey, and questions were only asked about students’...

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A study of women students’ experiences of harassment, stalking, violence and sexual assault 1 / 5

Foreword Welcome to Hidden Marks the first ever nationwide report into women students’ experience of harassment, stalking, violence and sexual assault. We decided to undertake this research because women aged 16–24 have a higher risk of experiencing domestic violence, but there appeared to be little awareness of this amongst students. We wanted to find out from women students themselves about their...

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"Prayer of the Mothers" Song Honors Thousands of Jewish & Arab Women Marching for Peace

“Prayer of the Mothers,” is a song by singer-songwriter Yael Deckelbaum, which mixes in a message from Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, celebrating the “Women Wage Peace” movement. The movement began during the summer of 2014’s Israeli-Gaza conflict, Operation Protective Edge, in which 73 Israelis and 2,200 Palestinians were killed in 50 days of fighting. On October...

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The positive impact of gender mainstreaming in academia and research institutions VII/VII

Based on the findings from the national fieldwork at EU Member State level, the following main impact drivers for effective gender mainstreaming in research and higher education institutions were identified: • Senior leadership and management support  • A well-equipped and well-located gender equality body • Involvement of different categories of stakeholders (inside and outside the organisation) •...

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Good practices promoting the integration of gender equality into academia and research institutions VI/VII

During the research phase of the present project, one to three examples of interesting measures that contribute to promote gender equality in research and higher education institutions were identified in each of the EU Member States. The goal was to set concrete examples that can inspire the work of others throughout the EU. From the 57 examples identified across the EU Member States, 31 practices with potential...

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Core concepts for Gender Mainstreaming Academia

Women and men shall have equal power to shape society and their own lives. This is the overall objective of the Swedish government’s gender equality policy, ratified by the Swedish Parliament. The term gender equality was introduced in the 1960s in Sweden in order to differentiate between (in)equality based on gender and other inequalities. Gender equality can be said to occur when women and men have the...

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Gender Equality Plan V/VII

http://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0116928enn....

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Gender Equality Plans in research and higher education institutions in the EU IV/VII

According to the inventory carried out in the framework of this project, over 1,100 research and higher education institutions were implementing Gender Equality Plans in 2015. It is estimated that in total over approximately 1,500 Gender Equality Plans were being implemented in the EU back then. This is because in some institutions, individual departments and research institutes also implement Gender Equality...

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Integrating gender equality into academia and research: legal, policy and other stimulatory initiatives in the EU Member States III/VII

Legal framework The purpose of the Directive 2006/54/EC (recast) is to ensure the implementation of the principle of equal opportnities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation. The Directive contains provisions to implement the principle of equal treatment in relation to: a) access to employment, including promotion, and to vocational training; b) working conditions,...

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EU objectives for gender equality in research II/VII

Three objectives underpin the European Commission’s strategy on gender equality in research and innovation policy: • Fostering equality in scientific careers; • Ensuring gender balance in decision-making processes and bodies; • Integrating the gender dimension in research and innovation content, i.e. taking into account the biological characteristics and the social features of women and men. As laid out in...

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Promoting gender equality in academia and research institutions in the European Union I/VII

Over the last 15 years, continuous and cumulative steps have been made to advance gender equality in research and higher education institutions in the European Union (see Figure 1). Despite these efforts, and although progress can be noticed (as shown by ‘She Figures’), there is still work to be done because literature and statistics provide evidence that: research and higher education institutions are...

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ZAIN HABBOO

Born in Iraq, raised in Jordan, and educated in England, Zain Habboo now calls Washington, D.C., home. As the Senior Director for Digital and Multimedia Strategy at the United Nations Foundation, Zain develops and oversees digital, video, photo, and mobile strategy for the Foundation and its 17-plus worldwide campaigns and initiatives. Her team's ambitious mission—to engage citizens around the globe with...

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Nancy Lyman Roelker

Nancy Lyman Roelker (1915–1993)  Nancy Lyman Roelker was born on June 15, 1915, in Warwick, Rhode Island, to William Greene Roelker, a historian, and Anna (Koues) Roelker. She received an A.B. from Radcliffe College in 1936, an A.M. from Harvard University in 1937, and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1953. She taught European history from 1937 to 1941 at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts, and...

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