RURAL OLDER WOMEN/WIDOWS - BEYOND POVERTY AND VIOLENCE

UN Secretary-General in his Message on International Women’s Day 2018, said ‘Women’s empowerment is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  Investing in women is the most effective way to lift communities and even countries. Women’s participation makes peace agreements stronger, societies more resilient and economies more vigorous.’ But it is evident that in the Asian economy...

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A readers’ guide to the report

This first edition of the global monitoring report:  ● Provides an overview of the follow-up and review process, showing how accountability for gender equality commitments can be strengthened at the global, regional and national levels.   ● Explains the global indicators framework and the key statistical challenges for monitoring progress from a gender perspective.   ● Reviews...

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Urgent action is needed to:

1)Guarantee women’s access to and enjoyment of decent work Governments and international institutions should: •Adhere to globally agreed human and labour rights standards by introducing and implementing legislation and policies that guarantee and promote women’s access to decent and safe employment, whether formal or informal sector. This should include a living wage, secure contracts, access to social protection...

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Presidential elections in Turkey, a feminist perspective

The need for greater respect for women´s rights is becoming an ever more essential feature in most countries as women continue to be viewed as less capable and less proficient in everything than men.  Similar to various countries’ elections this year, Turkey’s political parties did not fall behind in the race to attract women and their votes. The June 24th, 2018 election manifestos of the majority...

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KEY MESSAGES. Agenda for Sustainable Development 2018

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Accelerating gender-responsive implementation

The systematic monitoring of gender equality outcomes, policies and processes at the national, regional and global levels can contribute to catalysing action, translating global commitments into results and strengthening accountability for actions or omissions by different stakeholders. The report highlights three key strategies for keeping gender equality front and centre during implementation, follow-up...

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Harnessing the transformative potential of the 2030 Agenda

This state of affairs presents a real test for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Yet, as Chapter 1 shows, the 2030 Agenda’s focus on sustainability, equality, peace and human progress provides a powerful counter-narrative to current practices of extraction, exclusion and division. The SDGs are especially important now, both as a political agenda for global cooperation and as a specific, time-bound...

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A challenging global context

 The 2030 Agenda holds the potential to transform the lives of women and girls all over the world even though the challenges are daunting. The large-scale extraction of natural resources, climate change and  environmental degradation are advancing at an unprecedented pace, undermining the livelihoods of millions of women and men, particularly in the developing world. A volatile global economy...

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TURNING PROMISES INTO ACTION: GENDER EQUALITY IN THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Adopted in September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development tackles a broad range of global challenges, aiming to eradicate poverty, reduce multiple and intersecting inequalities, address climate change, end conflict and sustain peace. Due to the relentless efforts of women’s rights advocates from across the globe, the 2030 Agenda’s commitment to gender equality is prominent, comprehensive...

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POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION is a reliable pathway to economic security and is increasingly important to securing family-sustaining employment. For single mothers families, who are especially likely to live in poverty, college attainment is a game changer for improving family well-being and meeting the demands of a changing economy. College credentials are associated with a host of positive outcomes, including...

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EMPOWERMENT OF WIDOWS :RECOMMENDATIONS to United Nations Member States

1. ENABLE ACCESS TO JUSTICE – by all available ways and means.  2. CRIMINALIZE all actions that deprive widows of all ages of their rights, and perpetrate or condone violence against them, whether by State or Non-State actors including family and community members.  3. CRIMINALIZE rites of stigmatization, including but not limited to life-threatening and degrading mourning and burial rites,...

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Widowhood, the Root Cause of Perpetual Poverty

In determining the root cause of perpetual poverty across generations, an assessment of the innumerable causes of poverty must be undertaken. They fall into three main categories—social exclusion, economic vulnerability, and humanitarian crisis or injustice. An assessment of these categorical elements in relation to those most impacted by these factors of causation, we must determine the individuals furthest...

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Humanitarian Impact of Widowhood

The economic vulnerability of widows, if not solved, makes them more vulnerable to humanitarian injustices coming from both within and outside of the community in which they preside. Dr. Eleanor Ann Nwadinobi, manager at the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Program, and Hanaa Edwar, Iraqi Women’s Network, spoke extensively on these subjects at this conference.   The humanitarian injustices...

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Economic Impact of Widowhood

 The social symptoms of widowhood, in combination with the overarching disempowerment of women from birth, leads to economic instability for widows. The widows with children further feel the impacts of disempowerment as resources required to sustain their families become scarce. Ibrahim-Leathers stresses that economic empowerment of women by helping them realize their potential and by providing them...

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Social Impact of Widowhood

Patriarchal societies recognize widowhood in cultural contexts but do not recognize them in the discourse of poverty, as explained by Khanna. This statement is far more relevant to non-Western countries, such as Africa and Asia, than to Western countries, though the epidemic of widowhood is a global one. In India, there are more than 42.2 million known present widows—more than the total population of many...

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